Despite the lack of national political issues, Gilded Age elections often produced fierce local contests over culturally and religiously charged issues like
a. imperialism and foreign missions.
b. prohibition and education.
c. race relations and racial justice in the South.
d. sexual morality and women's rights.
e. treatment of criminal prisoners and the mentally ill.
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Chapelier Law:
A. put an end to ecclesiastical taxes. B. put a protective tariff on wine imports. C. granted female suffrage. D. expunged residual feudal dues. E. forbade workers' associations.
Around 1800, higher education in the United States
A. gave access to women, blacks, and Indians. B. was increasingly becoming dominated by public institutions. C. saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially. D. began to admit many more poor citizens than before. E. served about 2 percent of the white men in the country.
Which statement best describes English immigration policy?
A) They wanted to keep the colonies Catholic. B) They limited migration because they did not want to lose population. C) They had a liberal policy for both English and foreign nationals. D) They allowed only English-speaking Protestant settlers.