In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court
a. recognized workers' rights to organize by declaring that strikes are legal actions.
b. recognized that workers have the right to organize if their intent is to improve their working conditions.
c. expanded Congress's power by ruling that trade on the nation's waterways fell under the commerce clauseof the Constitution
d. protected the sanctity of contracts against state interference.
c
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One unforeseen consequence of urban redevelopment programs is that they often __________.
A. displaced rather than helped poor people of color B. left inner cities with few minority residents C. worked so well that program money could not all be spent D. sparked violent white backlash
What was Doña Marina's role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
A) She unwittingly infected many of her people with smallpox. B) She betrayed the secret entrance to Tenochtitlan. C) She bore Cortés a child, who would bring unity among both peoples. D) She could speak several native languages and served as an interpreter. E) She was the first Catholic convert.
The most successful progressive publicists, journalists, and photojournalists who exposed corruption in government and the horrors of poverty were called
A. suffragettes. B. the McClures. C. wobblies. D. muckrakers.
England fought the War of Jenkins's Ear to block incursions on British trade by ________.
A. Russia B. France C. Portugal D. Spain