How did John C. Frémont's 1845 published account of his explorations with the Army Topological Corps affect Americans' attitudes about the West?
A) Stories about hostile Indian attacks frightened many potential settlers from traveling to the
West.
B) The adventures of American fur trappers gloried life in the West for many Americans.
C) Explanations about the harsh weather conditions, including freezing winter blizzards and
summer droughts, convinced settlers that the West was not suitable for habitation.
D) The myth of the "Great American Desert" was dispelled with evidence that the Great Plains
were a fertile area for settlement.
D
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Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela spent time with which group who waged war against Greece?
A) ?Anabaptists B) ?Absynnians C) ?Sunnis D) ?Shiites E) ?Druzes
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A) raise revenue to defray the expenses from the Seven Years' War. B) assert economic control. C) regulate trade within the empire. D) eliminate colonial trade with other nations.
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a. China. b. Mexico. c. Austria. d. Russia. e. Africa.