Which was not an executive department established by Congress in 1789?
a. State
b. Commerce
c. Treasury
d. War
B
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Which of the following was not passed by Congress while the Civil War was being fought?
a. Pacific Railroad Act b. Wade-Davis Bill c. Morrill Act d. national banking acts e. Homestead Act
The accumulation of wealth from industrial activity rather than from land meant that
A) class distinctions became blurred. B) most people looked down on businessmen. C) the countryside became increasingly impoverished. D) the landed aristocracy was less wealthy but gained in social status and political control. E) noble families shunned industry and business as being beneath their station.
In the California gold rush,
A. most of the participants were seasoned miners. B. Chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to find work. C. upwards of ninety-five percent of the "Forty-niners" were men. D. a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold. E. few of the participants ended up staying in California.
Cyrus the Great
A. created a great Persian Empire. B. enslaved the Jews. C. used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered. D. established the Ptolemaic Dynasty. E. permanently conquered Greece.