The "middle grounds" refers to a region of colonial North America in which
A. Indian tribes were largely able to keep European colonists out.
B. French colonists managed to hold the balance of power.
C. no single European or Indian group held clear dominance.
D. English colonists quickly became the dominant power.
E. Spanish colonists were long the dominant power.
C
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Which of the following transformed agriculture in the West in the first two decades of the twentieth century?
a. irrigation b. tax subsidies c. a slowdown in cross-border immigration d. the use of new wheat hybrids
Which is the only category in which seventeenth-century colonists in Massachusetts were more successful than Virginia's colonists?
a. relating to the Indians b. establishing the Anglican Church c. finding a profitable staple crop d. adopting a concept of community welfare e. collecting taxes to pay for community services
The Stamp Act added fuel to the argument of "no taxation without representation" because
a. it would drain gold and silver from the colonies b. it required colonial postmasters to sell British stamps c. the stamps were printed in Great Britain taking work away from colonial printers d. it was another example of Parliament's exerting control over the colonies e. it was the first tax on goods made and sold within the colonies themselves
Many historians consider the ________ the most important reform of the early twentieth century because it established the means for expanded federal action.
A. Nineteenth Amendment granting women's suffrage B. Sixteenth Amendment permitting income taxes on individuals and corporations C. Seventeenth Amendment providing for direct popular election of senators D. Eighteenth Amendment authorizing prohibition