One of the important distinctions between eighteenth-century English and American social structures was that
A. while England's aristocrats claimed titles and legal privileges by hereditary right, only a few American elites inherited titles and political power.
B. while England had a large lower class, their more industrialized economy created more opportunities for upward mobility than did agrarian America.
C. while England had a large lower class, there were no poor people in America.
D. while less than one-third of England's inhabitants belonged to the "middling sort," three-quarters of white Americans could be described as "middle class."
Answer: D
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a. free black men sometimes married white women. b. free black men sometimes obtained substantial property holdings. c. free black men sometimes successfully sued white men in court. d. free black men sometimes held elective office in colonial governments.
By the 1st century B.C.E., which of the following was the largest city in the Mediterranean?
A) Antioch B) Rome C) Athens D) Carthage E) Alexandria
Prior to World War I Armenia, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Syria had all been part of the ____________________ Empire
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following statements about Reagan's domestic policies and their effects is accurate?
A. Under his direction, the Environmental Protection Agency relaxed or eliminated enforcement against polluters. B. The federal deficit grew in the first six months of his presidency, then began a long decline. C. He strengthened the enforcement of civil rights laws. D. He cut corporate taxes but maintained Carter-level tax rates on the wealthy. E. He managed to maintain domestic spending cuts that equaled increases in military spending.