Why did Peter Minuit purchase Manhattan Island?
A) to gain control of the Hudson River
B) to provide a military base to challenge the French
C) to consolidate Dutch settlement
D) because he knew the island would be valuable in the future
C
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Which of the following techniques were used in India to help advance the settlement frontier?
a. exploitation of illegal immigrants b. cultivation of new crops c. militarized agriculture d. deforestation
In 1918 both progressives and conservatives in America were concerned about
A. the strength of the U.S. in global politics. B. a worldwide communist revolution. C. Europe falling back into a state of war. D. the right of non-European peoples to self-determination.
The largest supplier of raw cotton in the early nineteenth century was
a. the United States. b. India. c. China. d. Africa. e. Mexico.
What was the principle goal of advocates of standardized industrial processes and mass marketing?
A) to promote diversity B) to enliven American society and culture C) to improve the lives of workers D) to create an integrated national economy