What specific types of hardships did the average American farmer not face as he built his homestead in the Midwest?
a. limited building supplies
b. insect swarms
c. hostile Indian attacks
d. droughts
Ans: c. hostile Indian attacks
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A) to move against the Hindu Mughal rulers B) to punish the Mughals for failing to help Persia C) in retaliation for the Mughal attack on Persepolis D) because the Persians and Mughals had long been enemies
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Darwin wrote out a 200+ page sketch of his theory as early as 1844. Yet he delayed publication of his Origin of Species until 1859. Which of the following is least likely to be the reason why he delayed?
A. he was slowed by a debilitating illness that he might have contracted on the Beagle voyage B. he lacked confidence in his theory until it was confirmed by the Wallace letter C. as a cautious scientist, he wanted to accumulate as much data as possible to support the theory before he announced it D. he was aware of the social consequences of his theory, and was waiting for a more favorable zeitgeist
Business spending on which of the following increased in the early twentieth century?
a) advertising b) union dues c) unemployment benefits d) maternity leave