In the late nineteenth century, jobs as secretaries, department store clerks, bookkeepers, and telephone operators were largely reserved for
a. Jews.
b. first-generation immigrants.
c. young people.
d. the college-educated.
e. women.
e
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The first major battle of the war, at Bull Run, resulted in __________
a. a Union victory b. a Confederate victory c. a bloody stalemate d. the capture of Washington, D.C. e. Sherman's capture of Savannah, Georgia
The election of 1868 seemed to indicate that
A) the white electorate was wholeheartedly behind Grant. B) Horatio Seymour was a very weak candidate. C) most white Americans opposed Radical Reconstruction. D) most white Americans supported Radical Reconstruction.
Which of these statements is most consistent with the religious ideas expressed by Jonathan Edwards? a. Even though human beings are filled with sin, they may be released from the bondage of that sin if theytotally submit to the will of God
b. Human beings are so filled with sin that nothing they do, no decision they make, will gain them entry intoheaven. c. Human beings are basically good and have the freedom to choose the path to salvation. d. God is no longer active in the world, but by giving humans the power of reason, He gave them the means bywhich to make a better world.
When Henry Clay used his influence as Speaker of the House to win the presidential election for John Quincy Adams in 1824, Andrew Jackson's supporters labeled their alliance a(n) ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word