What Triggered the Depression in the Mid-1870s

question 27

Multiple Choice

What triggered the depression in the mid-1870s?

• A) Railroad Strike of 1877
• B) 1876 presidential election
• C) Panic of 1873
• D) 1875 Stock Market Crash
• E) 1874 Gold Boom

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins who developed from a single zygote that then split and formed two embryos, sharing 100% of their DNA.

Biological Parents

The parents who have conceived and given birth to, or biologically fathered a child, as opposed to adoptive or step-parents.

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time who are genetically as similar as regular siblings because they come from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.

Polygenetic

Relating to the contribution of multiple genes in the determination of a particular trait or characteristic, often resulting in a wide spectrum of possible outcomes.