In 1849 approximately 80,000 Americans migrated to California because of the
A) completion of the Santa Fe Trail.
B) start of the gold rush.
C) end of the Mexican War.
D) severe unemployment in the East.
Answer: B) start of the gold rush.
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Lugenia Burns Hope founded
A) the Women's Convention of the Black Baptist Church. B) the Neighborhood Union. C) the Atlanta Women's Club. D) Hope House.
In the early nineteenth century, much of India fell under the control of
A) the Dutch East India Company. B) the French Foreign Legion. C) the Qing dynasty of China. D) the British East India Company. E) the United States military.
The Indian Ocean trade was the world's richest maritime trading network. Why was it important, and how did it develop? What technologies made the trade network a success? Did Islam play a role? Why could it be described as "decentralized and cooperative"? Be sure to include the various goods, peoples, and lands involved
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What is the difference between a guild system and a domestic system?
A) The guild system promoted an atmosphere of antagonism between the entrepreneur and the laborer; whereas the domestic system fostered a spirit of conviviality. B) In the domestic system, laborers were forbidden to organize or strike, and had no close relationship with masters or journeymen, as in the guild system. C) Domestic systems operated within the city limits; guild systems operated within the countryside. D) In the guild system, laborers were forbidden to organize or strike, and had no close relationship with masters or journeymen, as in the domestic system. E) Guild systems employ unskilled labor; whereas domestic systems employ skilled labor.