Why were regional identities formed in the United States in the early nineteenth century?
A) Transportation and communication were so limited that each region was isolated from news and information about other regions.
B) Most regions had aggressive devotion to radical democracy, making the other regions uneasy.
C) In order to control immigrant migration, the federal government designated certain areas for immigrants from certain countries to live.
D) As immigration increased dramatically in the early nineteenth century, immigrants tended to migrate to cities to live near people from their country of origin.
E) People wanted to defend their shared economic interests and maintain their distinct regional subcultures.
Answer: E
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A) how to balance the federal budget without raising taxes. B) whether or not to issue more paper money. C) whether paper money should be green or yellow. D) whether or not Jim Fisk should go to jail for attempting to corner the gold market. E) how to spend the growing federal surplus.
Which of the following are ways that cities in industrial nations changed their character in the nineteenth century?
a. Railroads with regular schedules brought food and commuters into the cities to work. b. Police and fire departments were created. c. Sanitation improved and death rates decreased. d. City planning was used. e. all of the above.
How was Darwinism perceived in European society?
A) Darwinism was widely supported by atheists and anarchists. B) Darwinism had its skeptics and was disparaged, particularly by those from the Church. C) Despite detractors and supporters, the theory of evolution was widely accepted by the end of the nineteenth century and used as a platform to further scientific research. D) Many did not know how to perceive Darwin's theory as it was contrary to anything they thought or understood prior to that time. E) Darwin was controversial and like anything controversial, debate ensued and is still ongoing today.
Which of the following led to the founding of Georgia?
a. war between England and France b. the growth of the Atlantic slave trade c. war between England and Spain d. religious persecution in England