The United States of the early 1800s was also a place where personal disagreements and grudges
A) were resolved by civil lawsuits.
B) were resolved by various forms of personal violence including duels.
C) were not influenced by the level of alcohol consumption in the country.
D) usually did not deteriorate into personal violence when leading citizens of a city or town were involved.
Answer: B
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