Clarification of water rights became increasingly important, as agriculture assumed importance as California's leading industry. The basic issue involved a conflict between the principles of "riparian" versus "appropriation" rights. What did this mean?
a. regional dams versus first-person rights
b. first claim versus full access of all adjacent
c. divert water upstream versus divert water downstream
d. full access of all adjacent water versus first-person rights to water
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In the Monroe Doctrine, the United States did all of the following EXCEPT
A) promise that the United States would not interfere in the affairs of Western hemispheric nations. B) close the Western Hemisphere to any further European colonization. C) warn Europeans not to interfere in the internal affairs of Western hemispheric nations. D) pledge that the United States would not interfere in internal European affairs.
The Paleolithic Age is characterized by
a. domestication of animals. b. the beginning of agriculture. c. a hunting and gathering existence. d. d. the invention of writing.
In the 1920s, the American film industry was centered in
A) ?New York. B) ?Las Vegas. C) ?Los Angeles. D) ?Chicago. E) ?Boston.
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What will be an ideal response?