In 1851 a Journal Editor Wrote That This Had Become

question 79

Multiple Choice

In 1851 a journal editor wrote that this had become "the great agent of civilization and progress, the most powerful instrument for good the world has yet reached." What was he referring to?

• A) the locomotive
• B) Hydropathy
• C) American democracy
• D) The New York Stock Exchange
• E) Plantation slavery

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