Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning Andrew Carnegie?
a) He was more literate than most other wealthy businessmen.
b) He devoted more of his resources and energy to philanthropy than most other wealthy businessmen.
c) He believed that the creation of wealth was a noble endeavor.
d) He was a great proponent of Social Darwinism.
e) He was one of only a handful of men to become successful in America during the late nineteenth century.
e
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In his debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln __________.
a. suggested a new balance between slave and free territories b. took a position similar to Douglas’s on the issue of slavery c. differed with the Republican platform by supporting slavery in new territories d. tried to link Douglas to a proslavery conspiracy
Transcendentalists attempted to apply their ideas to everyday life at ________ , a commune near Boston
A) Oneida B) Nashoba C) New Harmony D) Brook Farm
In order to convince southern Democrats to accept the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president, what did Republican backers of Hayes promise?
A) to remove the remaining federal troops from the South. B) to allow Democrats to take over the last of the Republican Reconstruction governments. C) that the federal government help pay off the Confederate war debt. D) to award half of all federal patronage to southern Democrats. E) to provide federal aid for building factories and urban recreation areas throughout the South.
Why did Europeans begin to explore outside Europe?