________________ won the hotly contested presidential election in 1824.
A) Andrew Jackson
B) John Quincy Adams
C) Henry Clay
D) William H. Crawford
Answer: B) John Quincy Adams
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Cattle ranching became increasingly profitable in the 1860s and gave rise to the lucrative cattle industry due to__________________.
A. a decline in beef imported from Europe B. court decisions that allowed livestock to be moved freely across state lines C. railroad expansion and population growth D. investment funds made available by the discovery of mineral deposits in the West
The collapse in ________ prices and the financial turmoil resulted in stagnation and depression for European industry
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was
A) Christopher Columbus. B) Amerigo Vespucci. C) Marco Polo. D) Leonardo Bruni. E) John Mandeville.
Sikhism
a. tried to blend Islam and Hinduism. b. practiced pacifism spite of attacks from Hindus and Muslims. c. ultimately provided a third religious alternative in Persian Afghanistan. d. was founded by Nanak, a guru in Tamiland, in the early 500s. e. followed the Five Pillars of Asoka.