The term "Black Death" refers to __________.
A. a famine that occurred in Europe from 1315 to 1317
B. a virulent plague that struck fourteenth-century Europe
C. a disease transmitted by African slaves
D. the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century
Answer: B
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A) immigration B) transportation C) urbanization D) rapid industrialization
The Populists' political program called for
a. a graduated income tax. b. government ownership of the railroads, telephones, and telegraphs. c. protective tariffs. d. free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1. e. loans to farmers based on crops stored in government warehouses.
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the "corrupt bargain" between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay?
A) Manipulation of the voting in the House of Representatives to install Clay as president B) Stimulation of partisanship to get more people interested in politics C) Facilitation of internal improvements without government intervention D) Establishment of a strong judicial branch and a small executive branch E) Restriction of the political franchise to the elite
Oddly, the death rate in American cities was lower than in the nation as a whole
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.