The American whaling industry did not contribute significantly to the growth of the American economy between 1812-1861 because of the development of alternative sources of oil and superior foreign competition from Britain.

Senator Joseph McCarthy's popularity in his crusade against domestic Communists finally began to slide after McCarthy

A. claimed there were known Communists working in the State Department. B. accused Dwight Eisenhower of Communist sympathies. C. was televised badgering witnesses and mocking Senate procedures during Senate hearings. D. was fired by President Truman.

By 1750, African slaves made up 60 percent of the population of __________

A) Virginia B) Maryland C) New Jersey D) South Carolina

Feminist leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Antony campaigned against Fourteenth Amendment

a. despite having worked wholeheartedly for the cause of emancipation. b. because a citizen's right to vote was defined constitutionally as being limited to male citizens. c. despite being urged by their former ally, Frederick Douglass, to support the Fourteenth Amendment in order to enshrine black civil rights into the Constitution. d. because equal national citizenship was defined in the Constitution as limited to males. e. All of these choices are correct.

Solidarity among the working classes transcended skill, position, and gender, to bring all the workers together on common ground

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.