After the opening of the Erie Canal, the production of homespun cloth in cities along its route __________.
A. declined rapidly
B. expanded slightly
C. remained constant
D. grew rapidly
Answer: A
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The influence of cotton and cotton exports on the growth of the overall national economy from 1800 to 1840 waned considerably during this period
Answer:
Why did Germany end up surrendering in World War I?
a. German territory was overrun with foreign troops and towns and villages were destroyed. b. The German army was in disarray with no formal leadership. c. The German government was crumbling in the face of popular defiance, and law and order at home was dissolving. d. The German navy had suffered devestating blows in the Southern Pacific.
The conclusion that porcelain was the single most important commodity in the unfolding world commercial revolution between 1500 and 1800 is supported by all of the following except:
a. Skyrocketing prices for porcelain products supplied by European countries. b. The depiction of Muhammad's face on many of them, in spite of Islamic prohibitions. c. The use of bulk cargoes of porcelain as ships' ballast. d. The appearance of porcelain as home furnishings in almost all households of means.
Who wrote Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, which postulated a theory of gravitation?
a. Galileo b. Newton c. Descartes d. Bacon e. Huygens