Which of the following transformed agriculture in the West in the first two decades of the twentieth century?
a. irrigation
b. tax subsidies
c. a slowdown in cross-border immigration
d. the use of new wheat hybrids
a. irrigation
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Why did sugar producers in the British Caribbean islands decide not to join the mainland colonies in opposing Great Britain?
A. Parliament had not imposed any taxes on its possessions in the Caribbean islands. B. They were afraid that joining the resistance movement would leave them unprotected in the event of a slave uprising. C. Quaker pacifists had far greater influence in the British Caribbean islands than in Britain's mainland colonies. D. Sugar producers in the British Caribbean islands had elected representatives who sat in Parliament.
Why did voter participation in elections increase dramatically between 1824 and 1840?
a. The population of the United States grew, so the number of voters increased. b. People who had been migrating were settled and could register and vote. c. African Americans in the North were given permission and encouragement to vote. d. Politicians changed campaigning practices, drawing in more voters. e. Native Americans in the South and West were given permission and encouragement to vote.
As a result of the British taking over Florida,
A) ?the colony was split in two. B) ?Spanish-speaking colonists, soldiers and slaves migrated to Cuba. C) ?Catholic Yamasee Indians migrated to Cuba. D) ?Creek Indians sailed to Havana to seek Spanish military support against encroaching English settlers. E) ?All of these are correct.
By 1890, the Sioux and other reservation Indians
a. were rapidly adapting to a capitalist, agrarian lifestyle. b. had achieved full U.S. citizenship and equal rights. c. were reduced to lives of poverty, depression, and alcoholism. d. were profiting from the discovery of oil on their ancestral lands. e. were working in large numbers for the mining industry.