In 1807, the federal government appropriated money for the construction of
A) a steamboat line
B) railroads
C) a national road
D) iron factories
Ans: C) a national road
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A) March 15 B) May 1 C) the first Monday in September D) October 30
Which of the following was NOT true of Mesopotamian trade?
a. Trade was conducted almost exclusively by the state bureaucracy. b. The Mesopotamian economy depended heavily on trade. c. Written records were required of all business transactions. d. Weights and measures were standardized and interest on loans was limited. e. The most important imports were stone, timber, and silver.
Which of the following was true of the Haitian Revolution?
A) It failed and led to the French colonization of Haiti. B) It underscored France's eagerness to maintain its possessions in New England. C) It was supported by the Democratic-Republicans who recognized Haiti as a free nation. D) It led to the eruption of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. E) It hardened planters' conviction that the South was meant to maintain slavery.
But today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor. . . ." — Senator Albert J. Beveridge, 1898 This statement provides a reason why political leaders of the late 1800s adopted the policy of
a. imperialism b. isolationism c. protectionism d. collective security