On July 21, 1861, Union general Irvin McDowell moved roughly 30,000 troops toward the Confederate soldiers clustered at Manassas Junction. The battle that followed came to be known in the North as the First _____
A) Battle of Sharpsburg
B) Battle of Antietam
C) Battle of Pittsburg Landing
D) Battle of Shiloh
E) Battle of Bull Run
E
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begun by ________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) He expanded deficit spending. B) He tried to reduce government expenditures. C) He increased interest rates. D) He imposed wage-and-price controls. E) He implemented a huge corporate tax cut.
The labor parties formed in Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts in the 1820s advocated which of the following?
a. An end to imprisonment for debt b. A four-day work week c. A pension plan guaranteed by employers d. Free room and board for mill workers
After George Washington became president, Congress created the first three executive departments, which became known as the ____.
a. cabinet b. treasure