read the following excerpt from Mark Twain's life on the Mississippi my father was a justice of the peace and I suppose he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him what is one effect of the irony in this passage

Why did jefferson make the louisiana purchase?

The theory of mercantilism holds that a nation's economic power comes from a a. enslave people b. become industrial c. willingness to explore d. favorable balance of trade

Which factor best suggests a cause for the urban problems shown in this table? (3 points) increasing discriminatory housing practices shifting population density gradients over time declining urban renewal efforts by city governments declining basic employment sector in industrial cities increasing gentrification efforts in the inner cities