The _________ reacted to the announcement of the Enrollment Act in 1863 by rioting in New York City, killing between 25 and 100 people.
A. Irish
B. Germans
C. Dutch
D. Jews
E. Scots
Ans: A. Irish
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A. Completion of high school was expected of boys but not of girls. B. Regardless of one's social status, literacy was considered essential. C. Higher education was available to all young men. D. A small number of young men from elite families began to enroll in colleges to study for careers other than the ministry.
In contrast with Homer, Hesiod considered the aristoi of his society to be
A) hardworking common people. B) the bravest warriors. C) those who elevated love over all else. D) the hereditary aristocrats. E) those with the most wealth.
Roosevelt conceptualized a threat to democracy emanated from which of the following?
A) efforts to organize labor B) discrimination against immigrants C) unregulated big business D) gender discrimination
The Early Archaic period is marked by the greater reliance on __________
A. copper and bronze tools B. the buffalo as the main source of protein C. imported products from Europe D. locally available resources