Why did many Irish immigrate to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?
A) to escape war
B) because of a potato famine
C) because of a wheat shortage
D) to flee religious persecution
B
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Which statement is accurate regarding the events that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What will be an ideal response?
Seventeenth-century scientists rejected the medieval assumption that __________
A) natural bodies had an innate tendency to change B) nature operated in a mechanical way C) the human body was a machine D) matter was completely inert or dead
The Battle of Antietam in September 1862
A) was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. B) encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. C) encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. D) was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory E) revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle.
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What will be an ideal response?