(LC) The excerpt below is from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates i…
(LC) The excerpt below is from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in 1858: “If the people . . . want a slaveholding state, let them have it, and if they want a free state they a right to it. . . .” What decision does the quote above describe? (1 point)
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(MC) This photo from 1901 shows a Jewish neighborhood and market on New York City’s East Side: © 2012 Library of Congress [LC-D4-12426] How does this photograph illustrate the experience of many immigrants in cities on the East Coast? (2 points)
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(HC) The quote below was written by a Social Darwinist in the late 1800s: “The law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, [but] it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department.” Based on this quote, how might Social Darwinists respond to the immigration restrictions of the late 1800s and early 1900s? (3 points)
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