Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo gave economics the reputation of "the dismal science" because they
A) seemed to prove that inequality and suffering were natural and inevitable.
B) seemed incapable of explaining the sources of poverty.
C) challenged the legitimacy of private property.
D) correctly predicted endless international war in the nineteenth century.
E) argued that only a strong state could solve social problems.
Answer: A
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A) numerous conservative judges were appointed to the Supreme Court B) they took control of the House and Senate C) they came to dominate the Department of State D) Republican governors won election in nearly all the states
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A) The newly freed slaves were a strong first line of defense on the Spanish side of the border against their common enemy, the British. B) The newly freed slaves could be conscripted into the Spanish army to fight the Seminole Indians in Florida. C) The newly freed slaves would be an important free labor source to harvest the profitable raw materials exported from Florida by Spain. D) The newly freed slaves in Spanish Florida could serve as examples for other Spanish colonies about the important economic and defense contributions that freed blacks could make to their colonies.
During the Salem witchcraft hysteria, Increase Mather and other leading Congregational ministers
A) called for execution of the accused witches. B) completely ignored the controversy. C) urged restraint and caution. D) called for colony-wide searches for accused witches. E) questioned the validity of the testimony of minors.
The _____ was an executive order in 1836 requiring that the government cease accepting paper money as credible currency and start accepting only gold or silver for all items, including public land
A) Corrupt Bargain B) Tariff of Abominations C) Specie Circular D) Political Patronage E) Proclamation on Nullification