By the mid-nineteenth century, the nation with the most extensive rail network was _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Britain
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A) iris B) hyacinth C) peony D) tulip
For what reason did Theodore de Bry most likely include such details as tablecloths and a European-style walled city in this engraving of the 1622 assault on the English settlers of Virginia?
A) De Bry wanted to portray the English as more civilized than the Indians. B) De Bry was ignorant of the actual conditions of life in the colonies. C) De Bry hoped to lure more settlers to Virginia despite the violence. D) De Bry believed that the English were deserving of their fate. E) De Bry wanted to show that no fortifications could protect settlers from the Indians.
The Uruguayan leader José Gervasio Artigas proposed
A) complete independence of Uruguay from Argentina. B) the union of Uruguay with Brazil. C) a loose federal connection with Argentina. D) union with Paraguay.
In 1521, where did the German nobility present a list of complaints to the emperor regarding corrupt church practices?
A. the Diet of Worms B. the Council of Basel C. the Council of Constance D. a meeting between the emperor and the pope