After selling his business for $400 million, ____ dedicated his life to philanthropy because he feared he would die in disgrace with such immense wealth
a. J. Pierpont Morgan
b. Andrew Carnegie
c. John D. Rockefeller
d. James J. Hill
e. Cornelius Vanderbilt
b
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In 1970, President Richard Nixon escalated the war in Indochina by invading ____, a supposedly neutral nation
a. Thailand b. Laos c. Burma d. Cambodia e. China
Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,
A. the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths. B. each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area. C. large areas of England had no direct political representation. D. all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed. E. only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament.
I challenge the warmest advocate [supporter] for reconciliation, to shew [show], a single advantage that this continent can reap [gain], by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived [acquired]. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will. . . . — Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 This speaker is most likely opposed to
a. mercantilism b. capitalism c. direct democracy d. representative government