Why did meatpackers support passage of a meat inspection law in 1906?

a. Bad publicity had caused meat sales to plummet.
b. They were committed to improving their industry.
c. Many industry leaders were Progressives.
d. They hoped to undermine support for imported meat.


a. Bad publicity had caused meat sales to plummet.

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a)  J. P. Morgan and Company b)  Swift and Company c)  Triangle Shirtwaist Company d)  Ford Motor Company

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After conquering the last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish devoted the land to the cultivation of

a. corn. b. rice. c. sugar. d. tobacco.

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Beginning around 1500 B.C.E., Melanesians began to explore and colonize what area?

a. Northeast Asia b. Central Asia mountain ranges c. Mekong River Basin d. Pacific Islands e. Southeastern China

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What method did the Securities and Exchange Commission use to try to reform the stock market in the 1930s?

What will be an ideal response?

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