William Gilpin's vision for the West stressed ________, while John Wesley Powell argued ________.
A. conservation of the land and its peoples; for exploitation of the land and its peoples
B. that the Indians should be protected from white settlers; that the land should be protected from eastern capitalists
C. that the abundant resources of the West should be rapidly developed; that the Indians of the West should be quickly subdued
D. that rain would come when the plains were plowed and planted; that water should be controlled by the community as a valued resource
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
In the 1850s, the flowering of American works of fiction and poetry was called the:
A) Great Awakening. B) Age of Letters. C) Age of Reason. D) American Renaissance.
The attitude of most Native Americans toward their environment can be seen in the way they
A) feared Satan's control of nature. B) obeyed God's command to dominate and subdue nature. C) diverted rivers, cleared fields, and built roads. D) allowed the wilderness to remain pristine.
Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to
a. select George Washington to head the army. b. draft new appeals to the king. c. adopt new taxes to provide revenue. d. adopt the Articles of Confederation. e. organize a committee to recommend independence.
What did Peter the Great introduce that Russia had not seen before?
A) European military organization and culture B) French clothing C) Prussian military techniques D) Byzantine architectural styles E) Maize from the United States