Why were tenements constructed as tall, narrow buildings? . a) to make them less expensive to build. b) to make it easier for residents to get to work. c) to conform to safety codes. d) to allow better living conditions. e) to make them easier to heat and air condition.

Most criminologists agree that juvenile crime is less violent today than it was in the early 1990s. according to the text the reasons cited for this decline include what?

What religion influenced the first persian empire as established by cuyrus the great?

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?