What circumstance allowed Republicans to pass the long-desired Pacific Railroad Act?
A) their promise to grant federal land to Midwestern states
B) offering subsidies to railroad companies
C) Democrats had been reduced to a minority
D) the declaration of martial law in California
C
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a. steel. b. shipping and shipbuilding. c. the home furnishings industry. d. telecommunications. e. advertising.
The Mughal Empire is distinguished from the Ottomans and Safavids mostly because it was
a. not very warlike. b. heavily influenced by the Chinese. c. a Hindu land ruled by a Muslim minority d. still controlled by the Mongols. e. a democracy.
Who were the Eupatrids?
A) Kings of Sparta B) The common people of Athens C) The Merchants D) The Aristocrats of Athens E) The proponents of broad, popular government
In the 1760s and 1770s, colonists viewed the political struggle with Britain in terms of __________
A) haves against have-nots B) democracy against aristocracy C) good against evil D) West against East E) agriculture against industrialization