Nathaniel Currier's Conflagration of the Steamboat Lexington, a colored lithograph that was cheaper to print than a traditional engraving, became a bestseller with the American public because it __________
A) celebrated technological triumph
B) displayed the nation's wealth and ingenuity
C) commemorated a patriotic event
D) exploited and sensationalized disaster
D
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of these were American-born colonists, particularly in Spanish America?
A) mazombos B) caudillos C) conquistadores D) Creoles
The British did all the following in India except
a. built a modern railroad and communications system. b. appointed a native governor general to govern on behalf of Britain. c. developed agriculture and industry to meet the needs of the world market. d. established a civil service of 4000 Europeans and half a million Indians. e. introduced Western medical practice.
The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are most similar to which of the following?
A. the Sea of Japan B. the Mediterranean and Red Seas C. the islands of the South Pacific D. the Bering Strait