Which of the following was NOT true of farming on the western plains?
A. Rising crop prices made farming attractive to homesteaders.
B. Large-scale farmers had a competitive advantage over small farmers.
C. Establishing a homestead farm was expensive for the average family.
D. The harshness of nature made farm life difficult.
Answer: A
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a. A deeply religious woman who believed that she was the reincarnation of St. Anthony of Padua. b. A committed pacifist, determined to prevent violence at any cost. c. God’s providential agent sent to restore the Catholic faith. d. A critic of the Catholic faith in the efficacy of the sacraments.
In 1836, Congress passed a "distribution" act that required the federal government to
A. make pension payments to veterans of the War of 1812. B. reward loyal Democrats with government jobs. C. parcel out Indian land to the states. D. disperse its surplus funds to the states. E. apply a higher tax to foreign bondholders.
Who was Culper’s Gang? How did they help the patriots during the revolution?
What will be an ideal response?
How did farmers respond to the movement toward revolution in the colonies?
A) They became immediate revolutionaries. B) They came around slowly to the cause of revolution. C) They supported the British side almost entirely as a group. D) All of the above.