The passage of the meat inspection act in 1906 was most directly caused by a) upton sinclair's the jungle. b) rachel carson's silent spring. c) jacob riis' how the other half lives. d) helen hunt jackson's a century of dishonor.

A)Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

did you check the study guide?