Which of the following acted as an impediment to industrial growth in the early nineteenth century?
a. The enactment of laws in many Northeastern states that outlawed corporations
b. Supreme Court decisions that were unfavorable to business interests
c. The absence of businessmen willing to take investment risks
d. The lack of cheap, quick transportation
d
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Prior to the 1880s, the federal government believed that Indians could best be civilized by ____________.
A. Christianizing them B. relegating them to reservations C. democratizing tribal government D. teaching them the concepts of capitalism
Blacks made up __________ percent of the population of the South Carolina lowlands in the eighteenth century.
a. 90 b. 60 c. 30 d. 10
What was the primary intent of the new land policy adopted by Congress in 1820?
A) to concentrate land ownership in the hands of a relatively few large land companies B) to provide land-grant subsidies for railroad construction C) to make it easier for small farmers to purchase federal land D) to conserve natural resources on public lands
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?
a. Two families would live together in one longhouse. b. When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. c. Women dominated Iroquois society. d. All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. e. Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence.