The development of agriculture in California during the late nineteenth century was characterized by
A) small family farms.
B) a concentration on the production of cotton.
C) large profits for the original Mexican landholders.
D) large-scale farming.
Answer: D
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a. The rate of immigration to the United States remained constant during the Great Depression. b. More immigrants came to the United States at this time due to the availability of low-skilled, hard-labor jobs. c. Progressives urged that legislation be passed restricting immigration and making it more difficult for immigrants to become citizens. d. Conservatives supported immigration reform, since immigrants tended to take jobs that Americans were too proud to take. e. It effectively reversed the flow, with hundreds of thousands being deported.
Many African nations still lack an adequate supply of which occupation?
A) merchants B) military leaders C) union leaders D) physicians E) unskilled laborers
Known as a fiscal conservative, Jimmy Carter proposed to revive the American economy with all of the following,
EXCEPT: a. raising interest rates b. cutting taxes c. trimming federal spending d. rewriting financial regulations
The First Emperor viewed which of the following as one of his most important accomplishments?
a. Increasing the size of the Qin territory to span from Mongolia to Vietnam b. Initiating a census of all able-bodied men c. Establishing laws that applied to everyone in his realm regardless of class or wealth d. Building the Great Wall to protect China from invasion e. Creating an army of thousands to protect miles of border area