A puritan preacher, ______________, founded Providence, Rhode Island after being asked to leave Massachusetts for his disruptive activities.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Roger Williams
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For which of the following reasons did the federal government refuse to transfer public domain lands to the states?
A. Such transfers were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. B. Such transfers would raise the question of who would regulate waterways that ran through more than one state. C. Such transfers would deny the federal government the power to control water and land conservation. D. The federal government feared that such transfers would lead to ecological problems associated with practices such as strip mining.
Pioneering Americans marooned by geography
a. never took the time to explore the beauty of the natural landscape. b. grew to depend on other people for most of their basic needs. c. abandoned the rugged individualism of colonial Americans. d. never looked for any help beyond their immediate family. e. were often ill informed, superstitious, provincial, and fiercely individualistic.
How did the chemical developments of the late nineteenth century work together to transform industrialization and production of goods?
What will be an ideal response?
Why was the repeal of the Stamp Act a hollow victory for the colonists?
A) It was accompanied by the passage of the Declaratory Act. B) It was accompanied by the passage of the Townshend Duties. C) It was accompanied by the passage of the Sugar Act. D) It was accompanied by the passage of the Tea Act.