By 1100, ____ provided the best source of power for grinding grain
a. water mills
b. rotary oxen pulls
c. small, wood-burning, steam-powered devices
d. water pumps
e. windmills
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By the 1850s, San Francisco
A. had lost its pre-eminence to new metropolitan centers in California. B. was merely a small rural settlement. C. enjoyed prosperity almost exclusively due to the cotton trade. D. had become the West Coast gateway to the interior.
Which of the following was a reason for the early problems that confronted the Jamestown colony?
A. The colony was kept in a constant state of chaos due to the tyrannical rule of John Smith. B. Nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of game in the area. C. A severe drought made it difficult for the settlers to cultivate crops. D. The early colonists had to contend with the hostility of nearby Indians.
Chaco Canyon was an important center of __________ culture
A) Hopewell B) Maya C) Anasazi D) Aztec
Explain why, despite its vast human and natural resources, the South experienced more severe poverty than the West.
What will be an ideal response?