Which of the following forms of transportation predominated before the 1820s and 1830s?
A) national road systems
B) canal systems
C) steamboats
D) flatboats
E) railroads
Answer: D
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European diplomacy during the eighteenth century
A) wholly repudiated dynastic interests in favor of reason of state. B) was shaped by the attempt to prevent one state from dominating the others. C) linked the concept of the balance of power with a desire for peace. D) failed to achieve any success in resolving conflicts any international powers. E) All of these are correct.
The most important African network of cultural exchange from 300 b.c.e to 1100 c.e. can be described as
a. mainly internal folk migrations within sub-Saharan Africa. b. the Indian Ocean network. c. the trade across the Sahara. d. the link with Islamic Arabia. e. taking place only in North Africa.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by English Puritans who
a. Wanted to completely separate themselves from the Church of England b. Wished to purify Anglican forms of worship of its remaining Catholic influences c. Sided with the king in the English civil war d. Wished to remove themselves completely from public attention e. Hoped to return the English Church to the Roman Catholic Church
The story of the "Scottsboro boys" illustrates the point that the Depression
A. caused a return of old-fashioned outlaws in the West. B. increased the number of homeless, vagrant males. C. was especially devastating for young children of unemployed fathers. D. inflamed racial prejudice.