In the 1790s and early 1800s, private companies built roads called

A) byways.
B) thoroughfares.
C) highways.
D) turnpikes.


D

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President Lyndon Johnson's reform agenda for American was committed to social reforms and civil rights initiatives and it was called the

a. New Deal. b. Square Deal. c. New Frontier. d. Great Society. e. Peace Corps.

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A. indicates that they have low self-esteem as a result of society's discrimination against them B. indicates that they have many problems of adjustment C. shows that lesbians do not differ from heterosexual women in their self-esteem D. shows that lesbians are more frequently anxious than heterosexuals are

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Why were the disgruntled military officers at Newburgh upset?

A) George Washington threatened to lead a military coup. B) Nationalists dominated the Continental Congress. C) Congress passed the Impost Plan. D) They feared they would not be paid their pensions.

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