Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because
a. they had neither weapons nor fishing gear.
b. their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town.
c. they were unaccustomed to fending for themselves and wasted time looking for gold.
d. they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties.
e. there were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force.
c
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A) a new focus on energy conservation and finding alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. B) the rapid spread of technological innovation. C) a demand for workers who could be carefully controlled. D) the constant pressure on firms to compete tooth-and-nail by cutting costs and prices, eliminating rivals, and creating monopolies. E) a relentless drop in prices.
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A) gaining more than 40 percent of the white vote B) appealing to white conservatives C) mobilizing his black supporters D) outspending his opponents
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A. modernist challenges to Fundamentalist-influenced laws B. corporate implementation of welfare capitalism C. a strong backlash against Prohibition D. the popularity of nativist politics in the 1920s
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What will be an ideal response?