In 1846 the United States signed a treaty dividing the Oregon territory along the forty-ninth parallel with which country?

The cult of domesticity for women entailed

a. reading good and entertaining books. b. attending to one's wardrobe. c. the permissible practice of working part-time jobs to help with the family's expenses. d. centering their lives on their homes and their children.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of increased agricultural production in the Zhou period? a. Iron plowshares b. The collar harness

c. leaving fallow land to rest. d. fertilizer e. crop rotation

The young scholar W. E. B. Du Bois believed that only a liberal arts curriculum would __________

A) prepare all black Americans for productive citizenship B) enable black Americans to develop stable families C) shape young African American boys into effective leaders D) show the world the value of the black race

In Africa, European traders commonly acquired African slaves in return for all of the following items EXCEPT

a. brass utensils. b. cotton textiles. c. gold. d. pewter