What would explain absence of highly developed schools, churches, and libraries in the South between 1800 and 1860?
A. Southerners did not enjoy socializing as much as their northern counterparts.
B. Most southerners were far too busy to devote time to nonwork activities.
C. Southerners were afraid that the presence of such institutions would lead to a mixture of the races.
D. The South's low population density meant that financing and operating such institutions was difficult.
Answer: D
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a. produced good quality products at reasonable prices. b. paid workers well. c. negotiated with unions and trade groups. d. produced shoddy goods but offered them at low prices. e. sparked price wars that helped consumers save money.
The main purpose for the development of Neo-Confucianism was to
A. deal with the issues of the universe that had been introduced into China by Buddhism and Daoism and which were able to fit into the original Confucian value system. B. counteract the appeal of Islamic ideas. C. turn the Chinese people away from Buddhism, Daoism and Christianity. D. fortify the believer's responsibility to withdraw rather than participate. E. act as a buffer against Muslim missionaries.
The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed partly to the
a. fading of issues like free-silver currency inflation. b. return of sectional conflict. c. decline of middle-class values. d. flood of immigrants into rural America. e. increasing levels of voter participation in national elections.
Illustrating the reform spirit in the antebellum period, in Philadelphia there were ________ black organizations that sought to model responsible citizenship by providing musical, educational, recreational, and burial services
A) more than two dozen B) nearly one hundred C) less than ten D) fewer than five