Small southern farmers who migrated into the area west of the Appalachians in the early nineteenth century wanted to
a. take advantage of the expanding market economy by becoming commercial farmers.
b. establish a nonslaveholding agrarian society.
c. take advantage of the lucrative fur trade in the region.
d. acquire rich, fertile farmland.
d
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All of the following is true about the French and Indochina EXCEPT
a. France fought China in the 1880s to acquire what today is Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. b. the French parliament disapproved of the conquest and threw out the government responsible for it. c. France used Indochina to expand into Siam (Thailand). d. Indochina and France conducted very little trade. e. France as a whole was indifferent to events in Indochina.
What made Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown in the 1870s?
A) the influx of Texas cattle brought on the Long Drives B) the discovery of the Big Bonanza, the largest silver vein ever found C) the arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad from California D) the allocation of public lands through the Homestead Act
Amerigo’s Vespucci description of the Americas as the “New World” __________
A) reaffirmed what Columbus had claimed B) demonstrated that he did not believe Columbus had landed in Asia C) was rejected by almost all mapmakers D) was a mere rhetorical flourish and was not intended to be taken seriously
Which black performer notoriously proclaimed that, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” during a live broadcast of a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert?
a. Kanye West b. 50 Cent c. Busta Rhymes d. Mos Def