Which Topic Is Likely to Be Stressed by a New

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which topic is likely to be stressed by a New Western historian such as Patricia Nelson Limerick in her 1987 book The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West?

• A) the traditional frontier heroes
• B) the savagery of Native Americans
• C) the settlers' triumphs over obstacles in the West
• D) the diversity of the West

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A type of good for which demand increases as the price increases, and falls when the price decreases, violating the basic law of demand in economics.

Law of Demand

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Marginal Utilities

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Optimal Choice

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