From 1820 to 1860, the American economy witnessed a
A) consistent increase in available jobs and goods.
B) doubling of per capita income.
C) trend toward regional isolation.
D) decline in worker productivity.
Answer: B
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What actions were taken by the Farmers' Holiday Association?
A. demand for government aid B. refusal to sell their products C. boycott of manufactured goods D. violent attacks on federal employees
By 1860, in some counties of the deep South, especially along the lower Mississippi River, blacks accounted for more than ____ percent of the population
a. 25 b. 40 c. 50 d. 75 e. 90
Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed that
a. a government with two branches and checks and balances was ideal. b. the central government's power should be weak compared to the states. c. universal manhood suffrage should be a central tenet. d. protecting private property was vital. e. the president should be elected by direct vote.
During the 1912 campaign for president, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson disagreed mainly over:
a. the extent to which government should serve as a counterbalance to concentrated private power b. whether the states or the federal government should be responsible for passing women's suffrage laws c. the proper role for the United States in world affairs d. the extent to which the federal government should pursue conservation policies on public lands