Which companies were chartered by the government to build the country’s first transcontinental railroad?
a) the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific Railroad Company
b) the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) and the New York Central Railroad
c) the Erie Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad
d) the American Railway Association and J. P. Morgan and Company
a) the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific Railroad Company
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Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison contributed to which of the following works?
a) The Federalist b) The Spirit of the Laws c) Some Thoughts Concerning Education d) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
How did Reagan's landslide 1984 presidential victory affect the Democratic Party?
A. It caused them to focus their resources on winning Southern states. B. It widened a split between liberals and centrists in the party. C. It led to a massive surge of women in Party leadership positions. D. It convinced them to focus on foreign, not domestic, campaign issues.
Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies? a. The New England settlers rejected the institution of slavery. b. The New England colonies were royal colonies and were never run by corporations. c. Religion was a much more important force in shaping New England society than it was in shapingChesapeake society
d. The migrants who chose to settle in New England were generally younger than those who settled in theChesapeake.
After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in
a. Damascus. b. Antioch. c. Baghdad. d. Cordoba. e. Toledo.