Railroad companies raised most of the money that they needed to build their railroads from
a. hauling freight to market
b. private investors
c. selling government land grants
d. subsidies from tax revenues
Ans: c. selling government land grants
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A) American Indians had an incredibly primitive society and had accomplished very little at the time Columbus arrived. B) American Indians had made some simplistic efforts at understanding science but had very little political organization. C) American Indians had established religions and large cities but had made few cultural achievements, such as art or literature. D) American Indian civilizations had established political systems, large cities, and made many discoveries in science.
The Missouri Compromise was produced by __________ __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Judiciary Act of 1801 reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from six to five
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In some pastoral societies, what role was sometimes allowed to women that they did not usually find in settled, agricultural societies?
a. weavers b. farmers c. warriors d. gatherers e. priestesses