Which of the following was important for bringing pig iron production to Birmingham?
A) the city's strategic coastal location
B) the backing of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railway Company
C) attractive tax rates
D) Birmingham's relative proximity to Atlanta
B
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A) a black man who triumphed over white America and founded a new nation in Africa B) how discrimination and the difficulties of black life could lead some black people to murder and violence C) an American black man who is rejected by his country and adopted by the French as a national hero D) a young black musician who performs on the radio and gains success by fooling many into thinking he is white
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the "corrupt bargain" between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay?
A) Manipulation of the voting in the House of Representatives to install Clay as president B) Stimulation of partisanship to get more people interested in politics C) Facilitation of internal improvements without government intervention D) Establishment of a strong judicial branch and a small executive branch E) Restriction of the political franchise to the elite
Medieval Europe was a feudal society that had a(n) ________
A. growing lay and secular control of thought and culture B. agricultural economy and was dominated by the church C. growing national consciousness and political centralization D. urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism E. growing political centralization
The original role of the bourgeoisie was a. a town dweller of economic means. b. a landlord
c. a guild-master. d. factory owner e. commander of a local military garrison