Beginning with Lewis and Clark, most nineteenth-century mapmakers referred to the Great Plains as:
A) the National Forest.
B) the Wastelands.
C) the Land of the Red Man.
D) Mexican Territory.
E) the Great American Desert.
Answer: E) the Great American Desert.
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While being pursued by the mob and later while being held in prison, William Lloyd Garrison
a) burned with passion for the cause of the slave. b) was panic-stricken at the threat to his life. c) felt both happy and calm. d) believed he was getting what he deserved. e) was horrified by the publicity his incarceration generated for the cause.
In the West, the industrial revolution took the form of railroads and
A) meatpacking. B) large-scale agriculture. C) arms manufacturing. D) communications technology. E) mining.
Opposition to the annexation of Texas was largely based on the fact that Texas statehood meant an additional slave state
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What did the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries demand in return for ending the oil embargo?
a) return of lands Israel had seized in 1967 b) U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War c) ending of the U.S. policy of détente d) inclusion in the Strategic Defense Initiative