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American cities increasingly abandoned wooden construction for brick and steel in their downtown districts after
 
  a. the great Chicago fire of 1871.
  b. the development of the electric elevator and the skyscraper.
  c. brickmaking became cheaper and iron was superseded by more durable steel for construction purposes.
  d. the cost of brick and steel dropped markedly in the 1870s.
  e. wooden tenements collapsed in the New York inner city in the 1880s.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson saw his election and his mission as president to include all of the following except
 
  a. to return to the original spirit of the revolution.
  b. restore the republican experiment.
  c. check the growth of government power.
  d. halt the decay of virtue.
  e. support the establishment of a strong army and navy to advance the imperialist ambitions of the United States.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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evelyn o bentley

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Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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