Theodore Roosevelt's and Gifford Pinchot's theory of conservation was that
a. the primary purpose of federal lands was to provide public recreation.
b. the federal government should manage natural resources for multiple uses.
c. natural resources should be leased to provide federal revenue.
d. wilderness areas were "temples of nature" that should be kept free of human civilization.
e. Western ranchers and loggers were best qualified to protect the local environment.
b
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Compare and contrast René Descartes's approach to contemporary advocates of the new science. What features define Descartes's approach and reconcile new ideas with more traditional concepts?
What will be an ideal response?
The new heliocentric theory was put forth in 1543 in the famous book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, written by
A) René Descartes. B) Johannes Kepler. C) Isaac Newton. D) Nicolaus Copernicus. E) Philipp Melanchton.
Who promulgated a decree that gave Spain a monopoly on new lands discovered in the New World?
a. Ferdinand & Isabella b. the king of Portugal c. Hernan Cortés. d. Pope Alexander VI
In 1890, when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible, Americans were disturbed because
a. they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. b. they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. c. the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. d. many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. e. they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals.