How is this photo of John D. Rockefeller’s mansion contrasted with this photo of laborers’ quarters a good illustration of why this era is known as the “Gilded Age”? Choose 1

(Choice A) Although the mansion looked beautiful on the outside, its rooms were actually crammed with immigrant laborers who worked on site for Rockefeller.

(Choice B) The grand splendor of the wealthy few was achieved at the expense of many impoverished workers.

(Choice C) The laborers willingly accepted squalid conditions in exchange for a shot at striking it rich in the gold fields.

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Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.

How did the congress of the first national government raise money?