Which transcontinental railroad operated without government subsidies and was the only one not forced into bankruptcy?
a. Central Pacific Railroad
b. Great Northern Railroad
c. Pennsylvania Railroad
d. Union pacific Railroad
Ans: b. Great Northern Railroad
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Which of the following statements is not correct in context of the North and South?
A. Northerners and Southerners invoked with nearly equal frequency the doctrine of states' rights against federal authority. B. The geographical sizes of the North and South were different. C. Urban growth was slower in the South than in the North. D. Southerners spoke the same language and worshipped in the same Protestant fashion as Northerners.
In 212, the Roman emperor granted citizenship to all
a. Roman soldiers. b. Italians. c. slaves in Rome. d. free men anywhere in the empire. e. free men in Italy.
Which of the following was the main military advantage of the Mongols?
A. cavalry B. the use of slave soldiers C. infantry D. an improved version of the phalanx
The Half-Way Covenant reflected
a. a decline in religious zeal. b. a balance in the Bay Colony's sex ratio. c. the growing political power of Puritan men. d. economic decline in the Bay Colony.