Answer:
Economic growth
Explanation:
Capital accumulation inflation and strong unemployment and that of other unskilled workers have characterized the economic system of the Gilded Age.
Shaky railroad financing which led to a series of bank failures
Answer:
three-fourths of the states must agree to change the constitution
The excerpt mentions central government and the states but does not speak (except by mentioning) of executive branch or amendments, so we reject options 2) and 4).
Among options 1 and 3: 3 speaks of central government having the power over the states, which is the opposite of what the text says: it stresses how much power should stay with the states.
So the correct option is 1)
With the French and Indian War over, many colonists saw no need for soldiers to be stationed in the colonies. Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.
