What event can best be considered a cause for the passage of a reform?
A. the Pullman Strike
B. the Volstead Act
C. the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
D. Ellis Island
Answer:C
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The French and Indian War formally erupted in the summer of __________.
A. 1745 B. 1765 C. 1755 D. 1775
The second Confederate draft was controversial because:
A) German mercenaries were hired. B) rich men were able to get out of serving more easily than before. C) mercenaries were hired from Latin America. D) it included blacks.
Which statement assesses the historical significance of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956?
A) It was passed despite the fierce protests of Eisenhower and the Republicans in Congress. B) It created an enormous public works program that surpassed even the New Deal. C) It was a covert military project and not a national infrastructure program. D) It was an example of how the private sector could meet public demand.
The transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau
A. felt every individual should balance society's expectations with one's own instincts. B. was more conventional in his thinking than Ralph Waldo Emerson. C. argued Americans had a moral right to disobey laws considered unjust. D. argued that being part of society helped individuals to transcend their egotism. E. established a college for transcendentalism at Walden Pond.