Congress required which of the following to carry government freight, troops, and mail at reduced rates in exchange for federal subsidies?
a) railroads
b) canals
c) highways
d) airlines
a) railroads
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All of the following statements are true about Dred Scott and his legal case EXCEPT:
A) Scott and his wife had filed suit for their freedom in Missouri in 1846. B) They argued that their master had taken them into free territory, making them free people. C) Their case reached the Supreme Court at a time when slavery had become a hot issue. D) The court ruled that Scott was a citizen.
With an aroused concern over the emergence of Japanese imperialist power in 1894, the European powers forced the Japanese to
A. assume responsibility for the Philippine islands. B. give up the Shandong Peninsula to Russia. C. give up Canton and also Macao. D. give up their land in eastern Siberia. E. return the Liaodong Peninsula to China.
What happened as a result of the Stono Rebellion?
A) South Carolina planters engineered a series of reforms that helped create a more open and equal society. B) The king of England took direct control by ending proprietary rule and transforming North and South Carolina into royal colonies. C) The South Carolina legislature established a harsh new code to keep slaves under constant surveillance and ensure that masters disciplined their slaves. D) The last vestiges of Native American resistance to white expansion in the South were eliminated. E) Native Americans won the right to use English ships of war.
The Mauryan Empire at its height did NOT include which of the following?
a. Magadha b. Punjab c. Sind d. Malabar e. the Deccan Plateau