The original purpose of the Grange was to
a. lobby for farmers' interests with the state governments.
b. support an inflationary monetary policy.
c. stimulate self-improvement through educational and social activities.
d. lay the basis for a farmers' political party.
e. support renewal of the Homestead Act.
c
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a. Honduras. b. Jamaica. c. Canada. d. Guatemala.
All of the following provided an impetus for developing and implementing the military plans and political goals of Tecumseh and his Indian allies in the Old Northwest EXCEPT
A) their displeasure over their land losses from the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. B) the preaching of the spiritual leader Tenskwatawa about the Good Spirit's unhappiness with the Indians' dependence on white culture. C) the deadly attack by William Henry Harrison and 1,000 U.S. troops on Prophetstown, the spiritual home of the Shawnees and many other Indian tribes. D) the war mongering and hostility of the acting governor of Ohio, Thomas Kirker, in September 1807.
What was the result of the Homestead Strike?
a. It forced management to meet the workers' demands. b. It was resolved through negotiation and bargaining. c. It had little interference from the government. d. It emphasized the cost of industrialization. e. It was peaceful compared to Haymarket.
What unique role did Muslims come to play in the history of the Middle East in the sixth to eleventh centuries?
A) merchants B) Persian scholars C) monotheists D) preservers of classical learning