What does this photograph of the four Chrisman sisters standing in front of their sod home in Custer County, Nebraska, reveal about life on the Great Plains?
A) Homesteading was often accompanied by the challenges of loneliness and drudgery.
B) Sod homes and dugouts offered basic amenities like running water and glass windows.
C) Single women were often more successful at homesteading than single men or families.
D) Farming on homesteads was profitable because of mild weather conditions and fertile soil.
A
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A) They had successfully invaded Europe to take Europeans as slaves. B) They controlled a vast trade network that dealt in many commodities. C) They sailed to the Americas and formed colonies. D) They possessed lucrative diamond mines.
Why did Spanish and Portuguese Christians unite in the 1400s?
A) to spread Protestant Christianity around the world B) to drive Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula C) to explore the east coast of Africa D) to spread Protestant Christianity to northern and western Europe
Southern cotton production after the Civil War was so plentiful, prices for it declined tremendously
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Tang Dynasty was founded and led by Li Yuan's son named __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).