According to the introductory video in section 19.2, what event opened the door of the presidency to Theodore Roosevelt?
A) the assassination of William McKinley
B) William Jennings Bryan’s defeat in 1896
C) passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
D) the victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill
Answer: A
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A. rejected John Calhoun's call for federal funding to build roads and canals. B. rejected the nationalist program advanced by Henry Clay. C. enacted a protective tariff to aid certain American industries. D. established the independent treasury system.
Assume the role of a skilled craftsman in the 1820s. Tell how your life has been affected by the forces of the industrial revolution and what you intend to do in response
What will be an ideal response?
The Virginia Charter guaranteed that English settlers in the New World would
a. receive land parcels of 40 acres each. b. enjoy freedom of religion. c. be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England. d. retain the rights of Englishmen. e. conduct trade only with England and those countries approved by the British government.
The new civilized states were characterized by
A) hunting and farming. B) complex urban organization. C) the use of stone implements. D) oral recordkeeping but no writing. E) dynasties based on matriarchal descent.