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How was the U.S. Embargo Act of 1807 ineffective? a. It gained public

How was the U.S. Embargo Act of 1807 ineffective? a. It gained public support only in the Northeast. b. It only resulted in England respecting American trade rights; France still did not. c. It caused severe economic depression in France but had little effect on England. d. It caused economic mayhem in the United States […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Compare and contrast the major themes of the “genteel tradition,” loca

Compare and contrast the major themes of the “genteel tradition,” local colorists, realists, and naturalists in late nineteenth-century American literature. What will be an ideal response?   ANSWER The genteel tradition treated the ideal, moral, and sentimental. Local colorists treated regional differences, rural America, humor, and innocence. Realists dealt with concrete ethical choices in realistic […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Recognizing the long historical association Americans had with a rural

Recognizing the long historical association Americans had with a rural environment and the late nineteenth-century fact of rapid urbanization, explain why baseball became the national sport. What will be an ideal response?   ANSWER Teams were identified with cities and players were usually from those cities. Fans identified easily with both. Baseball also used the […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020