Read this excerpt from Senator Albert J. Beveridge's speech ‘March of the Flag." The author could best be described as colonization.

In 1990, the average income for an american worker was $1,518 per month. in 2000, the average income for an american worker was $2,632 per month. during this time period, a basket of necessities (food, housing, etc.) increased from $657 per month in 1990 to $1,402 per month in 2000. the real value of income ▼ increased decreased over that 10-year period.

Which of the following was featured in the middle-class lifestyle of the gilded age? a new emphasis on acquiring goods a return to classical ideals renewed interest in controlling journalists a reflection of rural values

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