This drawing of Chinese miners was most likely intended to emphasize that they were
A) mostly idle.
B) threatening.
C) exotic.
D) similar to Indians.
E) unlikely to settle permanently.
C
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If the appeal to a supernatural source of legitimization enhanced the absolute authority of the ruler, what was its chief drawback?
A) It also strengthened the class of priests who came to dominate the royal courts. B) It established that the supreme political authority was granted by the ruler's vassals. C) It tied the Zhou monarchs to an increasingly conservative religion in the face of aggressive demands for religious reform. D) It gave a theoretical basis for overthrowing a ruler.
In 1890, when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible, Americans were disturbed because
a. they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. b. they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. c. the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. d. many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. e. they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals.
Describe the key features one would find in a large urban American city at the end of the nineteenth century.
What will be an ideal response?
The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the ________
A) Cumberland Trail B) Erie Canal C) Intercoastal Waterway D) Baltimore Turnpike E) Washington Monument