One of the driving forces behind the founding of England's first permanent colony was
A) ?merchants wanted to exploit commercial and agricultural opportunities for profit.
B) ?to establish a haven for English Catholics.
C) ?to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World.
D) ?to challenge France's power in the New World.
E) ?to gain cultural knowledge of the native groups who inhabited the region.
A
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A) feudal system B) monetary system C) rural economy D) dominant family pattern
The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment __________
A) repealed Prohibition B) outlawed the manufacture and distribution of alcohol C) gave women the right to vote D) provided for the direct election of U.S. senators
Russell Conwell became prominent in the late nineteenth century by delivering his "________" lecture more than 6,000 times.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What city became the capital of Egypt after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
a. Uruk b. Thebes c. Gizeh d. Mesopotamia