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The Gilded Age was characterized by really fast industrial and economic growth, from the 1870s to the 1900s. It was named after Mark Twain's and Charles Dudley Warner's novel <em>The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today</em>, which satirically describes a difficult period of living, covered and hidden with gold gilding.
The rapid expansion of industrialization was accompanied by a huge advance in transportation (railways), technologies and manufacturing (heavy industry, factories, coal mining), causing huge expansion of immigration from Europe to America, high real wage growth and individual wealth. During these years, the U.S. economy had the fastest rate of growth, with high GDP, capital formation, real wage, etc.
The correct answer is Supported believed Alaska would provide valuable natural resources, while detractors felt it was too cold and too far away.
The annexation of Alaska was a controversial topic in Congress during the mid 1800's. The decision to add it to the United States as a territory was decided by one vote in Congress. The individuals who voted against the annexation felt it was a waste of time and money. They gave it nicknames like "Seward's Folly" (named after Secretary of State William Seward) and "Johnson's Polar Bear Garden" (After president Andrew Johnson who approved of the annexation).
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The French wanted to control the American Indian trade in the Ohio River Valley and keep the Pennsylvania traders out.
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The war started because of conflict between England and France. They both wanted control over the Ohio River Valley. Both sides wanted the valley so they could expand their settlements into the area.
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Federalist and Democratic-Republican
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Yes, every country still needs a government. People are like sheep walking around with out a leader or authority. If the government were to disappear, the worlds citizens would go into a Chaotic downfall. Crime rates would sky rocket up. And the economy would fail. Too many people around the world rely on their governments for assistance like unemployment checks and protection from foreign threat.
