The life of a 19th century cowboy is best described as:?

[elton]

a. A romantic, interesting, and exciting
b. Filled with constant violence and gun fights
c. Lonely, dirty, difficult manual labor
d. A small-scale business entrepreneur

2. Why did the US government impose no safety regulations, minimum wage laws, or compensation plans upon turn-of-the-century big business?
a. All of the following aforementioned regulations WERE ENACTED by the federal government immediately following the populist revolt
b. It was not aware of the widespread problems of labor
c. The US did not believe in laisez-faire economics

3. The results of the gold and silver mining of the late 19th century include all of the following EXCEPT one, which is the EXCEPTION?
a. The enthusiasm over the mining opportunities generally hastened the settlement of the west
b. Several billions of dollars of gold and silver bullion were added to the US economy
c. “Ghost town” sometimes resulted when miners moved away after the gold and silver had been exhausted
d. The number of homicides in the relatively lawless atmosphere of mining towns was extremely high

[tanishia]

1) C
2) A
3) D