In the late nineteenth century, politics, and especially election campaigns,
a. were seldom covered by the nation's newspapers.
b. aroused very little public interest.
c. often served as a form of recreation.
d. seldom dealt with issues that voters deemed important.
c
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Which of the following caused grievances and revolts of the peasantry throughout the High and later Middle Ages?
A. burdening taxes to support the lord's castles B. attempts to rein in peasants who had found new opportunities C. merchants' refusal to sell luxury items to the peasantry D. the poetry of courtly love
The Second Great _________ began in 1801 in Kentucky in a religious "camp meeting."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Belief in a national bank, high tariffs, and federally financed internal improvements best describes the policies of which party in the 1830s?
A) Democrats B) Republicans C) Masons D) Whigs E) Federalists
In the South during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century,
A. the southern share of national manufacturing doubled. B. southerners became more dependent on agriculture than ever. C. most industrial growth came from coal mining. D. per capita income fell sharply. E. the average income reached 80 percent of that in the North.