One of the benefits of political instability in China was
a. increased trade.
b. greater agricultural output.
c. new philosophies and encouragement of intellectual thinking.
d. greater political centralization.
c
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Which of the following contributed to the settlement of the West in the middle of the nineteenth century?
a) Oregon Trail b) Jim Crow system c) Social Gospel d) Hull House
In the Cahokia civilization,
A) egalitarian principles dominated. B) scattered settlements were farmed by women. C) small isolated bands were typical. D) women had status at least in religious terms.
The Fugitive Slave Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT that
A) accused fugitives had no right to jury trials. B) private citizens could be fined or imprisoned if they refused to help capture fugitive slaves. C) federal commissioners assumed a broad authority in the capture of suspected escaped slaves. D) slave catchers could travel into free states to apprehend fugitives. E) handsome bounties were awarded to those who returned fugitives to their owners.
Short-staple cotton
A. helped to keep the South a predominantly agricultural region. B. was only grown in the coastal regions of the upper South. C. was more susceptible to disease than long-staple cotton. D. was easier to process than long-staple cotton. E. was less coarse than long-staple cotton.