Under the "headright" system in Virginia, __________
A) every adult male could vote
B) every child was guaranteed a primary education
C) all new arrivals received 50-acre land grants after they had paid for their passage
D) new immigrants were guaranteed a year's provisions
E) every new settler was entitled to one slave
Answer: C
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missions. A) she lived in a boarding house. B) she was married. C) she worked in the textile industry. D) she worked in shoe manufacturing.
In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was
a. just entering the industrial revolution phase of development. b. less productive than the three major powers. c. the world leader in manufacturing output. d. still basically an agricultural society. e. unable to compete because of high labor costs.
The Nationalists were unable to win control of China because of which of the following?
a. all of the answers are correct. b. Chinese rural populations supported Mao. c. peasants supported Mao because of his actions in fighting the Japanese. d. communist followers were able to act in the camouflage of their everyday lives. e. Mao and his supporters treated the rural population better than the Nationalists did.
Which of the following statements about the Yom Kippur War is accurate?
A. It began with an Israeli attempt to capture more territory in surrounding countries. B. It helped to reduce American dependence on oil from the Middle East. C. The United States supported Israel but also pressured it to accept a cease fire. D. It brought an end to the OPEC oil embargo. E. It ended with collapses in the governments of both Egypt and Syria.