In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland
A. argued the Plains should be abandoned by Americans.
B. romanticized agrarian life in the West.
C. criticized western farmers for failing to develop a stable industry.
D. reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers.
E. suggested the trials of rural life refined and enlarged the human spirit.
D
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A. liberty B. representative democracy C. equality D. property
What was Fotudeng's miracle, which led to the conversion of Shi Le?
a. He cured Shi Le's wife of blindness. b. He brought rain to the region, which was in drought. c. He foretold that Shi Le's son would be killed, and he was. d. He appeared in two places at the same time. e. He made a lotus grow out of his begging bowl.
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
a. a Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South. b. the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction. c. the election of a Democrat to the presidency in exchange for the maintenance of the monetary gold standard. d. an end to Indian warfare and the creation of the reservation system. e. a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad and admit new western states to the Union.
How would one BEST describe Columbus's performance as an administrator of Hispaniola?
A) incompetent and brief in duration but not as vicious as many of his successors B) highly competent, popular with Spaniards, and fairly long in duration C) highly competent, but unpopular with Spaniards, and fairly short in duration D) incompetent and long in duration, but more vicious than many of his successors