The Safety Valve Theory That the West Dampened Class Conflict

question 22

Multiple Choice

The safety valve theory that the West dampened class conflict, while exaggerated, did have some validity because

• A) free Western land did attract many immigrants to the West who might have crowded urban job markets.
• B) Western farmers tended to be politically more conservative than those in the East.
• C) wealthy western farmers hired many unemployed laborers from eastern cities.
• D) Eastern city dwellers headed west to get free homesteads during depressions.
• E) Western cities had less class conflict than those in the East.

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Definitions:

Epicardium

The outermost layer of the heart's wall, composed of connective tissue and fat, providing protection and contributing to the heart's lubricative fluid.

Four-Chambered

Refers to the structure of the heart, which consists of four chambers: two atria and two ventricles.

Pulmonary Veins

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.

Fibrous Pericardium

The outer layer of the heart's pericardium, consisting of tough connective tissue that protects the heart and anchors it within the chest.