The peak year of the California gold rush was
a. 1846.
b. 1848.
c. 1849.
d. 1852.
Answer: d. 1852.
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A) There must be a constitutional amendment to protect southern rights to carry slaves into western territories. B) Congress should extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Coast; banning slavery north of the line, but allowing it south of the line. C) An unfavorable natural environment would make slavery unprofitable in the western territories. D) Residents of each territory should decide for themselves whether theirs would be a free or slave territory.
Assembly-line production originated with
a. Henry Ford. b. Emil Jellinek. c. Gottfried Daimler. d. Karl Benz. e. Armand Peugeot.
Supply-side economists
A. were led by Paul Krugman and his conservative journal, the National Review. B. believed economic growth was encouraged by tax cuts that ultimately increase tax revenues due to the expanding economy. C. were lampooned by neoconservatives as promoters of "crank doctrine." D. were also known as neo-Keynesians for their support of government spending.
Getulio Vargas ruled ____ from 1930 to 1945.
A. Brazil B. Mexico C. Argentina D. Peru E. Chile