Clipper ships designed by Donald McKay were popular because they
A) carried bulky loads, the mainstay of commerce.
B) were superior to British steamships.
C) carried specialty goods, the mainstay of commerce.
D) provided fast oceanic transportation.
D
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Which of the following laws was a boon to the American labor movement?
a. the Clayton Antitrust Act b. the Federal Reserve Act c. the Underwood Tariff Act d. the Payne–Aldrich Act
Because of the difficulties involved in Humayun’s own succession to the throne, his death was kept a secret for several weeks, while the court worked out plans for a ___________, or the setting up of a guardian for an underage or incapacitated monarch to rule in his or her stead, for the emperor’s son, fourteen-year-old Jalal ud-Din Akbar.
a. Lord Protector b. Regency c. Steward d. Proxy
Oliver North, William Casey, and John Poindexter used money from the Iran arms deal to
a. bribe members of the Sandinista government. b. buy the release of American hostages in Lebanon. c. provide economic aid to El Salvador. d. subvert the will of Congress by providing funds to aid the contras in Nicaragua.
Some historians have suggested that European diseases virtually exterminated many native tribes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)