Why was Mansa Musa significant in the fourteenth century?
A) He created a desire for trade with people from his native lands, when he encountered Italian traders.
B) When travelling through Cairo, he used much gold, drawing attention to himself.
C) He was a wealthy pilgrim from West Africa on a journey to Mecca.
D) He brought European awareness of the nature of the lands of West Africa that heretofore had been unknown.
E) All of these
E
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As of 1800, ranching __________
A. was replaced by crude oil production as the most important economic activity in Texas B. experienced a drastic decline and was replaced by cotton production as the most important economic activity in Texas C. ceased to be an important economic activity in Texas D. was the most important economic activity in Texas
____________________ prohibited a land owner or his heirs from selling off part of his estate
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What caused hardships for wheat farmers on the Great Plains in the 1880s?
A) a sudden spike in the price of wheat B) rising interest rates for bank loans C) agricultural competition from foreign nations D) the dwindling supply of available homesteads
Carrie Chapman Catt argued that women should be granted the right to vote because
a. women were in all respects the equal of men. b. in the city, women needed to affect such issues as public health and education. c. women should at least have the same rights as African American males. d. suffrage was the logical extension of a woman's traditional role in caring for her family. e. they were morally superior to men.