____________________ was a construction company for the Union Pacific Railroad that gave congressmen stock in return for land grants and loans from the government
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Crédit Mobilier
Credit Mobilier
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Hondagneu-Sotelo examines the ___________ nature of Mexican immigrant work.
a. gendered b. racialized c. ethnic d. gender
The Fourteenth Amendment included, among other things, protection for the voting rights of African Americans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why were regional identities formed in the U.S. in the early nineteenth century?
A) Without telephones, radios, televisions, or Internet, people were isolated and knew little of the happenings in other regions. B) Most regions had aggressive devotion to radical democracy, making the other regions uneasy. C) In order to control immigrant migration, the federal government designated certain areas for immigrants from certain countries to live. D) The industrial revolution increased European immigration; immigrants tended to migrate to cities to live near people from their country of origin. E) People wanted to defend local economic interests, it was difficult to travel far, and there were distinct regional subcultures.
Between 1700 and 1750, the colonial population in British North America __________
A) fell by 50 percent B) grew by 14 percent C) doubled D) more than quadrupled