Cattle ranchers responded to the growing numbers of farmers and sheepherders in the West in the 1880s by __________
A) lobbying Congress to slow migration to the West
B) reaching amicable agreements with the newcomers
C) getting out of the cattle business and joining the farmers and sheepherders
D) destroying fences put up by the farmers and sheepherders
Answer: D
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pretend to have been established, impertinent and intermeddling…"? A) Unions were illegal, foolish, and un-American. B) Unions were unsuccessful in organizing because of animosity within their own ranks. C) Unions were vital organizations that protected workers from exploitation. D) Unions were responsible for the cuts in workers' wages that led to the "Great Uprising."
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A. even after training, men still perform better than women on spatial ability tasks B. spatial abilities are not biologically based but can be learned C. gender differences in spatial abilities are innate and biologically based D. spatial abilities are innate, but practice can build on these skills
The Wilmot Proviso
A) ?encouraged slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico. B) ?sought to prevent slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico. C) ?lead the South to secede. D) ?wanted the decision on slavery in the western territories to be left up to popular sovereignty. E) ?called for compensated emancipation of slaves.
What was the primary driving force in the revolutions of Belgium, Poland, and Italy in 1830?
a. Nationalism b. Religion c. Racism d. Socialism e. Romanticism