Which of the following was true of early American railroads?
a. They were concentrated in the Southeast.
b. They cooperated with each other to facilitate growth.
c. They were only affordable to the richest passengers.
d. They had different schedules, depots, and equipment.
d. They had different schedules, depots, and equipment.
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A) actual B) virtual C) intermittent D) symbolic
The Lecompton Constitution was the:
a. compromise offered in 1861 to end the secession crisis. b. Missouri constitution preferred by Abraham Lincoln. c. pro-secession constitution of North Carolina. d. antislavery constitution adopted in Nebraska. e. proslavery constitution proposed for Kansas.
On May 7, 1963, when thousands of schoolchildren marched in King’s Children’s Crusade, Birmingham police responded with __________
A) a public relations campaign to turn public opinion against the marchers B) fire hoses and police dogs to disperse them C) a press conference to announce the desegregation of downtown stores D) a bombing campaign against black churches
Parliament enacted the Health Board Bill in 1848 after a major __________ pandemic.
A) cholera B) typhus C) smallpox D) influenza