Many Southerners believed that the dependence of English and French textile industries on American cotton would force them to intervene on the side of the Confederacy.
a. true
b. false
a. true
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What does it mean to say that Americans spoke a "common language of consumption" by the late nineteenth century?
a. People found that the only way they could become truly American was to buy goods made in America. b. Americans found a commonality in a consumer culture, in which they all could buy the same kinds of goods. c. Americans no longer wanted to produce goods for other countries or themselves and wanted only to buy imports. d. Because of the new types of work in the United States, most Americans were becoming very wealthy and could afford consumer goods. e. Only native-born Americans bought the new consumer goods, which broadened the gap between immigrants and nonimmigrants in the United States.
The Great Awakening was a movement that reflected a renewed interest in __________
A) Enlightenment ideals B) trade with England C) spirituality and religion D) the abolition of slavery
Who replaced the prophets of the Jews?
A) The Temple priests B) The synagogue leaders C) The apostles of Jesus D) The followers of Yahweh that are descendants of Abraham E) None of these
In the 1840s, critics of territorial expansion by the United States
A. found their greatest support in the "penny press." B. enjoyed considerable political support. C. warned it would increase the controversy over slavery. D. warned that it would produce war with France. E. All these answers are correct.