What city became the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty?
a. Jerusalem
b. Damascus
c. Mecca
d. Alexandria
e. Baghdad
b
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What was a consequence of the discovery of new silver mines in the West in the late nineteenth century?
A. The price of silver increased to a level equal to the price of gold. B. The United States Treasury increased its production of silver coins, causing severe inflation. C. The price of silver on the open market dropped, making it more profitable for silver producers to sell silver to the government at the old sixteen-to-one ratio. D. Silver producers refused to sell silver to the government, which in turn ceased minting silver coins.
Which of the following groups received the greatest rewards from industrialization?
a. white, native-born females b. foreign-born males c. African American males d. white, native-born males e. skilled workers in all categories
Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s, __________
A) monopolies harmed economic growth in the urban areas of the North B) middle-class artisans were rare in the Northeast C) labor was entirely organized by middle-management employees D) labor was done by artisans who controlled the pace and output of their labor
What is the present status of the island of Puerto Rico?
A) Colony of Mexico B) State of the United States C) Commonwealth of the U.S. D) Independent Country