How did Americans gain influence in Hawaii?
a. Through the American navy
b. Through the opium trade
c. From sugar growers
d. By exporting beef to the islands
ANSWER: c
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A) family of wealth and privilege B) poor farming family C) middle class family D) immigrant family
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A. the anorexic was probably a part of a family the predisposed to anorexia B. family therapy is most effective when paired with pharmaceuticals C. one of the hormone systems in the body is in imbalance that leads to anorexia D. anorexia is developed because the parents used rigid punishments
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a. southern banks charged blacks much higher interest rates than they charged whites. b. they could not pay the high prices and interest that whites charged as the price of cotton declined in the 1870s. c. state laws required blacks to pay for purchases by establishing credit lines that they could pay off only once annually. d. federal banking laws included "usury" regulations that in fact allowed southern banks to cheat freedmen.
From the perspective of the worker, the factory system meant
A) better working conditions than piecework done at home. B) better pay for skilled work. C) greater opportunities for advancement within a free market system. D) harsh discipline and close supervision. E) an opportunity for families to work together.