The Rocket was the name of the __________ built by George and Robert Stephenson in 1829.

A) waterwheel
B) power loom
C) steamship
D) locomotive


D) locomotive

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Augustus's social legislation

A) meant a social revolution at every level of Roman society. B) made adultery a criminal offense and outlawed wasteful expenditures for feasts. C) penalized couples for having too many children. D) encouraged the development of the nuclear family. E) All of these are correct.

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The first decisive Union military victory of the war occurred

A. in Maryland, with the defeat of an invading Confederate force. B. along the Gulf coast, where Marines landed against General Jackson's defenders at New Orleans. C. in Virginia, at Bull Run. D. in the West, on the Tennessee River under General Grant.

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Cite evidence indicating that boys are "the preferred sex." How does this preference affect children?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What contributed to the tightening of slave codes in British North America?

a)  dramatic increase in the black population b)  end of the international slave trade c)  creation of the Royal African Company d)  colonial opposition to the Navigation Acts

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