The most extreme form of Manifest Destiny meant the United States would occupy all the land __________
a. from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains
b. from the east coast to the west coast
c. occupied today by the United States and Canada
d. in the entire North American continent including all of Central America
e. in the entire North American continent including the Caribbean islands
C
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The long lull in hostilities in the middle of the Hundred Years' War is best explained by
A) internal political problems in England. B) peace negotiations sponsored by the pope. C) France becoming too poor to continue fighting. D) aristocratic knights lost interest in the war. E) a lack of men willing to fight for pay.
Between 1780 and 1782, Russia, the Netherlands, and six other European countries joined in a ________ aimed at protecting their maritime trade against British efforts to control it
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Banks' drive to improve agriculture was
a. resisted by George III, who saw it as a waste of government money. b. not successful in selective breeding. c. intended to bring to agriculture the insights gained from scientific method. d. a failure in bringing more land under cultivation. e. not successful in increasing the productivity of existing farm lands.
Which of the following is a true statement about the mountain men?
A) They mostly worked as miners. B) They farmed the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the Northern Rocky Mountains. C) They used mountain meadows for grazing cattle. D) They were notorious for robbing western settlers on highways. E) They were explorers employed as trappers and worked as scouts for the U.S. Army.