Describe the changes made in the American political system between 1820 and 1840 that made it a more "democratic" system
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: reduced voting requirements (residency, property, religion); more elective offices (judges, presidential electors); nominating conventions replace caucuses; declining influence of political elite; popular campaigns.
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A) Declining population because of out-migration to regions beyond the mountains where land was available B) Poor rolls that were bulging with the survivors of mariners lost at sea C) Contagious disease running rampant because of poor sanitation D) Longer spells of unemployment and declining wages E) Inhabitants who were caught in a downward spiral of declining opportunity
American-born Spaniards were referred to as
a. mestizos. b. potosi. c. Iberians. d. metis. e. criollos.
One of the failures of Islam was its refusal to preserve and spread the science and philosophy of Greece and other ancient civilizations
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Phillis Wheatley grew up in _________
A) New Orleans B) Richmond C) London D) Boston