Why did a federal court issue a permanent injunction against hydraulic mining in 1884?
A) because it led to water shortages
B) because real estate developers had filed complaints
C) because it contributed to soil erosion and water pollution
D) because mining companies employed illegal foreign workers
Answer: C
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a. the decline of the nuclear family b. the decrease in the birthrate c. a decline in family size d. the emergence of the drug culture e. the flight to the suburbs
Both the Morrill Land Grant College Act and the Pacific Railway Act most directly benefited colleges and railroads through the __________
A) publication of promotional literature B) removal of Indians to reservations C) federal funding of these institutions D) sale of public lands
Who developed the earliest written language in Mesopotamia and what was it called by the ancient people?
A) The Akkadians developed this language and it was called Akkad script. B) The Sumerians developed this language and it was called Cuneiform script. C) The Sumerians developed this language and it was called Akkadian script. D) The Akkadians developed this language and it was called Cuneiform script. E) An unknown group of peoples that migrated into Mesopotamia developed this language and it was called Sumerian.
In 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of spying on the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.