Study the image of an 1897 advertisement. A United Fruit Company steamship line advertisement for a trip from Boston to Jamaica
from 1897. Boston to Jamaica via the United Fruit Company Steamship Line for $60 round trip Passengers have the option to remain on the ship for $2 per day at each port while the ship stops to collect fruit cargo. Based on the advertisement, which statement best explains why the United Fruit Company was able to expand profitably throughout the Caribbean? American imperialism made it safe for its ships to travel to the Caribbean. A weak economy caused it to seek new markets where it could sell more goods. Better technology allowed it to transport people and goods faster between markets. New marketing ideas made it an appealing option for wealthy American travelers.
Transistors. The onset of the Information Age can be associated with the development of transistor technology. The concept of a field-effect transistor was first theorized by Julius Edgar Lilienfeld in 1925.
After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by "passing Black Codes" which segregated blacks from whites.
