Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems except
a. the expense.
b. states' rights advocates' opposition.
c. eastern states' opposition.
d. rigorous economic competition from steamboat traffic, which undermined the argument for improved and more connecting western roads.
e. wartime interruptions.
d
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The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were
A. cotton and silver. B. yams and manioc. C. obsidian and cacao trees. D. gold and silver. E. manioc and turpentine.
In the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, the United States acquired
a. the southernmost stretch of British land in the Oregon country. b. the island of Cuba from Spain. c. land from Mexico that extended the New Mexico territory southward. d. the Alaska territory from Russia. e. land from Nicaragua that spanned the isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific.
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Hakka society?
a. All of the answers are correct. b. Women's feet were unbound. c. Men refused to wear the queue. d. It had never completely assimilated Confucian ideas of hierarchy. e. Women had powerful and independent roles.
Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia was initiated by Nathaniel Bacon because he:
A) did not approve of Governor Berkeley's retaliation to the attacks by the warriors from the Potomack and Susquehannock nations. B) focused on a liberal land policy that allowed easy access to land. C) was upset over Governor Berkeley's failure to quell Indian raids in the county. D) wanted more religious freedom in the colony. E) wanted to end slavery.