The Interstate Commerce Commission was established in 1887 to

A) distribute land allocations to railroad companies.
B) standardize the transportation of animal feed between states.
C) oversee state taxes.
D) regulate railroad gauge size.
E) ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.

Georges Boulanger was

A) a famous French pastry chef.
B) a French hero who died in the Franco-Prussian War.
C) a French officer accused of treason.
D) a French general whose popularity was a threat to the Third Republic.
E) the first president of the French Third Republic.

Why was the election of 1800 considered a test for American republicanism?

A) It involved the peaceful transfer of power.
B) It was a landslide victory for John Adams.
C) It resulted in a tie between Adams and Jefferson.
D) Electors put aside state differences for the good of the nation.

An empresario was:

A) An immigration agent who chose families suitable for settlement in Texas and who, in return, received land for every one hundred families he settled
B) A middleman who negotiated land contracts with the Mexican government on behalf of the United States
C) A United States resident who owned large tracts of land in Mexico
D) The owner of a large plantation in Texas

Which nation based its naval strategy on "U-boats," which attacked supply shipments and warships?

A) Russia
B) Austria-Hungary
C) France
D) Germany
E) the United Kingdom

Henry Grady promoted the idea of a New South based on

A) cotton factories.
B) racial equality.
C) increased commercial activities with the North.
D) industrial expansion and agricultural diversification.
E) unionized workers.