In the nineteenth century, Europe's wealthy elite
a. formed about 50 percent of the population.
b. controlled between 30 and 40 percent of its wealth.
c. was made up primarily from the traditional aristocratic landed classes.
d. had turned their backs on industrial and commercial wealth.
e. had succumbed to working class ambitions.
b
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How did the different explanations of William Clark and Red Bear, an Indian leader of the Nez Perce, to the reception given by the Nez Perce Indians to the Lewis and Clark expedition reflect
different cultural assumptions of whites and Indians in the United States? A) William Clark attributed the friendly behavior of the Nez Perce as the normative (white) cultural response to receiving valuable gifts and his own skills as a negotiator; while, Red Bear attributed his tribe's friendly behavior to fulfilling a historic Nez Perce prophecy. B) William Clark attributed the unfriendly behavior of the Nez Perce to their lack of education and effective communication skills; while, Red Bear attributed the Nez Perce's unfriendly behavior to the cheap and useless gifts offered by Lewis and Clark. C) William Clark attributed the unfriendly behavior of the Nez Perce to their being intimidated by the guns, tools, and horses of the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition; while, Red Bear attributed the tribe's unfriendly behavior to fearing for their tribe's health and lives from these strange, intimidating white people. D) William Clark attributed the friendly behavior of the Nez Perce to their awe and respect of the white people and their guns, tools and horses; while, Red Bear attributed their friendly behavior with the hope that Clark and his expedition would just leave quickly and resume their travels to the Pacific Ocean.
The characteristics of Brook Farm included all of the following EXCEPT
A) a utopian community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts where residents sought to support themselves strictly through manual labor. B) a communal farming community composed of very few members who knew anything about farming, but practiced Transcendentalist ideas. C) true gender equity in the sharing of work and leadership of this farming community. D) the long-term success, health, and welfare of this farming community well into the early 1860s.
What important accomplishment was achieved by the Columbia?
A) It crossed the Pacific Ocean in eight days. B) It was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. C) It located the famed Northwest Passage. D) It defeated a British man-of-war in battle.
The Monroe Doctrine
a. convinced Russia to give up its claims on Alaska and interest in the Northwest b. ordered European powers to abandon their existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere c. warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the Western Hemisphere d. proclaimed the intention of the United States to create new colonies in the Western Hemisphere