The Treasury Department's wartime Port Royal experiment demonstrated that:
a. when ex slaves were given land, they made successful farmers
b. poor white southern farmers preferred to work in northern factories rather than in agriculture
c. former slaves could not be trusted to keep their end of a deal
d. southern white plantation owners could not be successful farmers without their slaves
A
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a. the share of national income that went to the wealthiest Americans rose, while the share that went the poorest fell. b. the share of national income that went to the poorest Americans rose, while the share that went to the wealthy fell. c. the wealthy spent a higher portion of their income on consumption than wage earners did. d. income distribution did not have a significant effect on the economy. e. government policy ensured an equitable distribution of income.
Muslim modernists like al-Afghani argued that
a. Islam is rational and scientific b. The Qur’an is merely allegorical c. Islam is a superstition that must be outgrown d. Democracy is incompatible with Islam e. The Ottoman Empire needed to be overthrown
Which of the following statements about canals in early nineteenth-century America is NOT true?
A) They linked the Atlantic coastal cities to the lakes and rivers of the interior. B) Most of them proved to be unprofitable. C) They could not compete successfully with railroads. D) Their construction was paid for through a combination of state funding and private investment. E) Spectacular canal boat accidents claimed many lives.
Most of the new immigrants were rural people, and their adjustment to city life was often painful.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)