In the nineteenth century, as a result of the vulnerability caused by the economic transformation taking place, the low wages of female workers sometimes led them to become _____ to supplement their income
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: prostitutes
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A) invasion and assimilation to a preexisting culture B) conquest and destruction of a civilization C) a successor state following a great empire D) the merging of two cultures to form a third
During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department
a. outlawed the issuance of bank notes by state banks. b. created a national banking system with the authority to issue national bank notes. c. established the Independent Treasury System. d. reformed the national banking system to insure its responsiveness to local needs, irrespective of region.
Which of these was an important goal of the American negotiators at the peace talks that brought the Revolutionary War to a formal close?
A. to get control of sugar plantations in the Caribbean B. to gain as much territory for the new nation as possible C. to ensure that Americans citizens would have the right to dual American-British citizenship D. to get the British to agree to a defensive alliance against France
Ida M. Tarbell wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company.”
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.