One important economic development during the war was __________
A. extensive exportation of Texas cotton through Matamoros and Bagdad, Mexico, in order to avoid the Union’s naval blockade
B. the major expansion of the state’s railroad system
C. a dramatic increase in cotton production across the state, especially in West Texas
D. the state’s first major oil discovery
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During the last half of the nineteenth century, workers felt less need to protest in the streets because __________.
A. the government had capitulated to most of their demands B. they used new institutions to express their demands C. they considered street protests and riots ineffectual D. they feared suppression by government forces
Which of the following was true of early labor unions?
A) All unions began as socialist organizations. B) Marxist revolutionary socialists became leaders of the labor movement in all European countries. C) American unions were never heavily influenced by Marxism. D) Relations between unions and management were harmonious. E) Employers generally accepted the inevitability of union development.
Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by
a. agreeing to marry him. b. interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. c. pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. d. nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. e. All of these
As European colonies developed, Native Americans were __________.
A. forced to the margins of the expanded colonies and states B. incorporated into colonial societies C. enslaved in large numbers D. participants in the construction of cultural identity in the colonies