What did the Central Pacific Railroad lack in 1865?
A) money
B) a dependable labor force
C) government backing
D) an adequate supply of steel
B
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A) Alexander Hamilton B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) John Jay E) John Adams
All of the following accurately relate the history of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 EXCEPT the act
A) tried to solve the problem of farm surpluses by controlling production. B) enabled the federal treasury to make direct payments to farmers. C) tried to market surplus crops. D) was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Among the casualties of the Civil War were
a. the cultural and economic differences between the North and the South. b. presidential and, more generally, federal power. c. the disruptive specters of nullification and secession. d. democratic ideals. e. the war-ravaged economies of the North and South.
Terrorism is defined as
A) the act of frightening a group into submission to your wants. B) deliberate and indiscriminate killing and destruction conducted on a relatively small scale in order to inspire fear and achieve political and military goals. C) the act of spreading fear to control your enemies. D) actions taken by small groups representing repressed peoples in the hopes of gaining their desires. E) a cowardly act by groups that cannot gain a political platform on the world stage.