The invention that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the __________
A) railroad
B) cotton gin
C) cotton reaper
D) steel plow
E) mechanical seed planter
Answer: B
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The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not
A. engage Indians in armed conflict. B. intermarry with Indian women. C. establish trade agreements with Indians outside of those made by British authorities. D. settle or purchase land in designated areas without special royal authorization.
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A. The separation of Europe and Asia into two distinct continents is the result of cultural traditions rather than geographic facts. B. Recent archaeological evidence suggests that Europeans and Asians descended from a single people. C. Commercial leaders hope to reduce trade barriers between Europe and Asia by redefining the continent as a single land mass. D. Recent advances in transportation have made it significantly easier to travel between the two land masses.
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