Best-selling newspapers, pamphlets, and books in the mid-nineteenth century __________
A) mainly appealed to a well-educated audience
B) fed the popular appetite for sensationalism and scandal
C) were mainly reprints of European authors
D) were too expensive for working-class people
Answer: B
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a. skepticism. b. stoicism. c. cynicism. d. epicurianism. e. sophism.
In the election of 1896, the Democrats co-opted the Populist votes with their stance on
A. civil rights. B. immigration. C. the eight-hour workday. D. free silver.
The War of 1812 ended in a draw, yet Americans thought they had won the war. What gave Americans the impression that they had emerged victorious?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the introductory video in section 15.1, Mary Surratt was arrested for __________
A) conspiring to assassinate the president B) running a boarding house without a license C) shooting Secretary of State William Seward D) hiding John Wilkes Booth from the authorities