What was peculiar about the election of 1800?
a. The Federalists won despite widespread anger at the Alien and Sedition Acts.
b. The Electoral College was caught up in a voter fraud scandal.
c. A strange deadlock led to the election being decided in the House of Representatives.
d. A technicality to a tie, which was broken by the Supreme Court.
e. The election provoked a fatal duel between Vice President-elect Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
c
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For a late-nineteenth-century unmarried working-class woman, why did amusement parks exert a powerful lure?
A) They offered opportunities to supplement meager wages through evening or weekend employment. B) They provided opportunities for the entire family to have a wholesome outing. C) They were places to meet friends, get away from parental supervision, and try out the latest dance steps. D) They had employment bureaus where factory owners recruited for high-paying jobs. E) They were places to buy bagels, baked potatoes, soda, and other foods and drinks not otherwise available.
What role did Egypt play in the Peloponnesian Wars?
A. The Athenians supported their failed rebellion against Persia. B. Egypt invaded Greece to support Athenian claims. C. The Persians launched an attack on Sparta from Egypt. D. Pericles escaped to Alexandria after the defeat of the Athenian navy.
At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union
A. had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. B. decided to provide a “socialist bonus” of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. C. was in short supply of housing, and continued to be in short supply. D. sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. E. moved toward greater liberalization.
The gang system was a method of organizing labor most commonly used on _________ plantations. A. tobacco B. cotton C. millet D. rice
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