Many voters in 1928 saw Al Smith as representing:
a. big city, immigrant America.
b. the new, scientific future of America.
c. the interests of big business.
d. small-town, Protestant America.
A
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A. conquering additional territory B. building railroads and canals C. defeating small Asian and African states D. promoting imperialism through free trade
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A) marching to demand the right to vote. B) parading to advocate for bills endorsing it. C) lionizing black Revolutionary heroes to establish their credentials as vote-casting Americans. D) participating in the women's suffrage movement. E) holding mock elections to show their capacity and desire to participate in the American political process.
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A) Wagon trains hoped to cross the Great Plains without hindrances. B) Prospectors kept finding more gold and silver all over the West. C) Indians had traditional rivalries and needed to be kept apart. D) A transcontinental railroad was being planned across the land. E) The government wanted to clear the way for settlement.
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A) They planned to convert the world B) They advocated the seizure of private property C) They practiced polygamy D) Catholic women who resisted forced marriage to Protestants were executed. E) They remained obedient to secular authority