Which Scottish engineer perfected the steam engine in the late 1700s?
A) Thomas Newcomen
B) John Kay
C) James Watt
D) Eli Whitney
Answer: C
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A) French fur traders B) British soldiers C) Spanish colonists D) southern plantation owners
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court apply the same rationale that had informed its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a) Cumming v. County Board of Education b) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka c) United States v. Harris d) Williams v. Mississippi
The group who whipped themselves to atone for humanity's sins was known as the
a. Order of the Holy Martyrs. b. Confraternity of Milan. c. flagellants. d. Brothers of Suffering. e. confraternities
The First Continental Congress was controlled by delegates who
A) wanted to find some means to settle differences with Britain. B) previously had not been active in resisting Parliament's tax policies. C) wanted to continue well-organized resistance against the king and Parliament. D) wanted to declare America's independence from the British empire.