Why did El Paso, Texas, become known as the "Ellis Island" of the South?
A) European immigration became focused on the city.
B) Ellis Island closed.
C) El Paso saw a large influx of Mexican immigrants fleeing political instability at home.
D) The city was flooded with Chinese immigrants.
C
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Constitutional reformers in Athens:
a. Were inspired by the writings of Socrates. b. Included Solon and Cleisthenes. c. Abolished slavery. d. Instituted common ownership of agricultural lands.
Who was the first Secretary of war
A) Alexander Hamilton B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) Henry knox
In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. B. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. C. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. D. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. E. All these answers are correct.
Beginning in 1833, the first American college to admit women was:
a. Harvard University b. Radcliffe College c. University of Pennsylvania d. Oberlin College