An author whose works helped to establish a national identity for American literature was
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Edgar Allen Poe
c. Horace Greeley
d. Walt Whitman
e. Emily Dickinson
Ans: a. James Fenimore Cooper
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The packet ships, stagecoaches, and canal boats that were major elements of the transportation network in the United States and that developed during this era
A) were fully self-supporting from the revenue they generated from private business and investors. B) depended on contracts with the federal post office to make their routes profitable. C) frequently experienced serious financial trouble because the revenues from their businesses could not pay off loans and investors. D) often broke down because of engineering defects and shoddy workmanship of these new forms of transportation.
Explain how the immigrant experience of the Gilded Age both fulfilled and did not fulfill the idea of a "melting pot."
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After the secession of South Carolina, which of the following arguments was advanced by Southern extremists?
A. Those who favor compromise do not have the best interests of the South at heart and are traitors to the Southern cause. B. All Southern states should follow South Carolina's lead and prepare to attack the North and take the Western territories by force. C. Other Southern states should not be influenced by South Carolina's decision and must make their own independent decisions regarding whether or not to withdraw from the Union. D. Even those who favor compromise should support secession because a better deal can be made by negotiating from outside rather than inside the Union.
The architectural structure of Puritan churches __________
A) emphasized ornate religious traditions B) did not differ from those of other Protestants C) reflected the centrality of the sermon in Puritanism D) hindered church-goers from taking an active role in worship