Author Question: The main purpose of the Foreign Miner's Tax law and its amendments of the 1850s was to a. raise ... (Read 64 times)

vicky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 586
The main purpose of the Foreign Miner's Tax law and its amendments of the 1850s was to
 
  a. raise money for the new California state government.
  b. ensure that foreign miners did not take all their profits outside of California.
  c. drive foreign miners, especially the Chinese, Mexicans, French, and other nonwhite or Catholic miners, from the gold-mining districts.
  d. distribute the tax burden more fairly among all miners.

Question 2

What explains the rather liberal divorce laws that California passed in the mid-nineteenth century?
 
  a. The new state legislature borrowed from Mexican law, which allowed women and men equal access to divorce.
  b. Because of the gender ratio in the state at that time, it benefited men to allow women to divorce because it created a larger pool of unmarried women.
  c. Women gained the right to vote in California in the 1860s, and they made sure that a more liberal divorce law was passed.
  d. California's divorce law was unusual at first, but other states quickly followed suit as women gained political strength during the second half of the nineteenth century.



leahchrapun

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 332
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.

Did you know?

The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.

Did you know?

Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library