Which of the following was an important ingredient for the American Industrial Revolution?
A) windpower
B) capital from successful merchants
C) a robust agricultural economy
D) a relatively sparse population
C
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The Scotch Irish from Ulster came to the American colonies because:
a. they were persecuted by the British crown for religious reasons b. their farm lands were often taken by Irish Catholics c. the British government imposed taxes on imports from Ulster, damaging their economy d. they believed conditions for raising their cattle were better in America
In historical perspective, the Enlightenment
a. culminated the evolution away from the medieval worldview begun by the Renaissance. b. strongly contributed to the democratic revolutions that followed. c. developed Western ideals of human rights, religious tolerance, and progress. d. was a direct outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution. e. all of the above
According to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay
a. predestination was not a valid idea. b. the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man. c. antinomianism was heresy. d. direct revelation from God was impossible. e. a person needs only to obey the law of God.
One of the most significant acts passed by Congress during President's Bush's term was
A. the Voting Rights Act. B. the Equal Rights Amendment. C. the Civil Rights Act. D. the Americans with Disabilities Act.