Why did Thomas Jefferson decide to make the Louisiana Purchase?
A) Spain closed the port of New Orleans to American commerce.
B) Great Britain invaded Cuba.
C) The citizens of New Orleans petitioned him to do so.
D) Napoleon sent troops to the Dominican Republic.
E) Jefferson realized that the United States would gain Florida as well.
Answer: A
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A) doubted women could handle the work. B) actively sought women to fill their ranks. C) defended women's abilities to industrial employers. D) were ambivalent as long as the work was done.
Between 1947 and 1970, income distribution in the U.S.:
A) shifted dramatically toward a larger middle class. B) remained essentially unchanged. C) shifted toward the wealthiest fifth. D) showed that poverty had nearly disappeared.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) a feminine, maternal quality. B) the promise of a blessed afterlife. C) the identification of the Egyptian god Serapis with the Greek god Pluto. D) the Last Judgment. E) being associated with being the patron of healing and sailing.