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In what year did Edwin Drake spoil occur?

dexar [7]

The answer is November 8th, 1880

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3 years ago

In 1914, which European power controlled South Africa, Northern Rhodesia, and Southern Rhodesia? A. France B. Great Britain C. G

Lostsunrise [7]

It was Great Britain. You can see it through the fact that English is still spoken there. Southern Rhodesia is today's Zimbabwe and Northern Rhodesia is today's Zambia.

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3 years ago

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Mazyrski [523]

1) What does Bryan say about the status of working people?

Bryan defends the rights of working people, their force and importance at the moment of building progress. Bryan compares workers and businessman and mentions that both are necessary for cities improvement.

Also, he mention that the status of workers is underestimated. Nobody can displace the art of sowing fertile prairies that supply the greatest cities, he tolds. From this work, we take the resources that make the difference.

2) What does Bryan say about the importance of farming?

Bryan defends agriculture over other related business activities. Also, he claims against the political decisions related to gold standards. Workers of the nations will join forces in order to defend the importance of their work.

The gold standard consists of an economic system, valid during the Depression of the 1930s in America. It sets the value of an activity in terms of gold.

3)Explain the point Bryan is making by using the thorns and cross metaphors to describe the gold standard

Bryan is trying to convince an auditory that he is right: workers deserve to be valued. In order to persuade the listeners, he uses the ancient strategies from rethoric, that consist on different figures of speech. For example, the thorns and cross metaphors.

Also, the thorns and crown metaphor connect with very symbolic religious symbols. People value this allegory because they can identify with it.

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3 years ago

1.How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States?

spin [16.1K]

Answer:While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. ... Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.Sep 23, 2016The conductor of the Underground Railroad could be the person who helps the slave escape, the lines could refer to the road or the passage which the slaves escaped from one safe house to another, the station could refer to the stops they make in the safe houses, and the freight may refer to the slaves that are escaping ...

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All of these men involved themselves in the abolitionist movement by speaking out. They all were against slavery and one in particular, Frederic Douglas, wrote many books after being freed from slavery. He was also invited to go on tour and make speeches about antislavery.

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