By the late nineteenth century, ranching was changing as __________
A) ranchers were fencing off their lands
B) experienced cowboys abandoned ranches in favor of factory jobs
C) ranches were getting larger
D) ranchers switched to farming corn
E) cattle shipped from Mexico became cheaper than American cattle
Answer: A
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a. Only the unfit are poor. b. Relief of poverty should be tolerated but never encouraged. c. Anyone can escape poverty through hard work and clean living. d. Environment, rather than personal defects, causes poverty.
Why did Madison feel he had no choice but to reinstate a boycott against Britain and thereby invite war?
a. Napoleon offered a naval alliance that Madison could not refuse. b. The public outcry caused by Chesapeake affair forced Madison to act against Britain. c. Napoleon craftily took advantage of Macon´s Bill No. 2 and pushed Madison to gamble on the French leader´s suggestion of cooperation. d. Madison bowed to pressure from the war hawks to defend the honor of impressed American soldiers. e. He believed the benefits to American manufacturers of a boycott were too great to pass up.
After 1200, as many as 10-15 million slaves in the Islamic world came from what source?
a. Christian communities in Bulgaria b. children purchased from poor Arab families c. Jewish communities in Jerusalem d. prisoners captured during the Crusades e. African slave trade
Which European nation had the highest percentage of Muslims in 2011?
A) Germany B) Belgium C) Italy D) Spain E) France