In the seventeenth century, European explorers in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys were amazed to find
A) the remnants of ancient European visitors.
B) Native Americans living as forest primitives.
C) hundreds of large ceremonial mounds.
D) a highly developed and far-flung Indian society.
Answer: C
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General John Sullivan's strategy against the Iroquois
A. was limited to those who took up arms. B. included rape and child murder. C. directly contradicted George Washington's orders. D. was largely ineffective.
Why did most European towns remain relatively small during the ancien régime?
a) Poor roads and unproductive farms meant that cities with populations above 5,000–10,000 found it difficult to get enough food from local suppliers. b) Traditional-minded townspeople refused to move elsewhere to better their financial prospects. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. c) For the most part, larger towns were forbidden because the authorities worried more people meant more rioting. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. d) Smaller towns, where everyone knew their neighbors, were preferable to anonymous big cities. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives.
Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
a) Congress was a two-chambered body, with a House of Delegates and a Council. b) There were two branches of government—judicial and legislative—but no executive. c) Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. d) The more populous a state, the more votes it cast in Congress.
When did scientists start to systematically measure air contamination in big cities and industrial regions?
A. in the 1960s B. the beginning of the twentieth century C. near the beginning of the industrial revolution D. during the interwar years