If you lived in Boston or Philadelphia from 1790-1807 and had accumulated large amounts of capital, it was probably from __________
A) textile mills
B) mining
C) commercial farming
D) international shipping
Answer: D
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A) Women exclusively controlled offices in the priesthood. B) Divorce laws applied equally to men and women. C) Punishments for adultery were light compared to those for men. D) Woman had political but no religious rights. E) The woman's role was to be in the home and subservient to her husband.
Indo-European immigrants who migrated into India called themselves "Aryan," which means noble or
a. Host. b. Bure. c. Selected. d. Warrior. e. Jati.
What system did the direct primary replace?
A. candidate selection by secret ballots B. candidate selection by machine bosses C. candidate selection by convention delegates D. an indirect primary
What was the aim of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
A) to redistribute wealth B) to regulate wages C) to strengthen industry D) to abolish depressions