To what does the growing power of the merchant class in the New England and mid-Atlantic colonies attest?
A) the increasing importance of commerce to these regions
B) the increasing influence of the British crown on these regions
C) the decreasing importance of religious concerns in these regions
D) the decreasing demand for slave labor in these regions
E) the decreasing availability of farmland in these regions
A
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A. Latin B. Greek C. Italian D. German E. Aramaic
The ________ industry was the first to mechanize in the Industrial Revolution
A) steel B) munitions C) textile D) printing
All of the following statements about Ku Klux Klan are accurate, EXCEPT:
a. It was led by a former Confederate General. b. Their practice of terror suggests that Klan members themselves felt extremely powerful in local politics. c. the Klan included small-scale farmers and workers, but prominent community leaders as well. d. Klan members acted locally without following a central control.
In its early days, one of the acts of the Second Continental Congress was to __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)