Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?
A. John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
B. Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park.
C. Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
D. The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists.
E. In 1908, by a wide margin, San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
C
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A) 1947. B) 1950. C) 1953. D) 1956. E) 1960.
What made Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown in the 1870s?
A) the influx of Texas cattle brought on the Long Drives B) the discovery of the Big Bonanza, the largest silver vein ever found C) the arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad from California D) the allocation of public lands through the Homestead Act
In the election of 1844, the tiny anti-Texas, anti-slavery Liberty Party
a. helped Clay win the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. b. made headlines with its radicalism, but no difference in the voting. c. drew crucial votes away from Clay in New York. d. helped Polk win the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. e. finally made slavery an issue in politics.
The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)