The inventor of a cotton gin, which removed seeds from upland cotton, was
A) Nathanael Greene.
B) Samuel Slater.
C) Eli Whitney.
D) Francis Cabot Lowell.
Ans: C) Eli Whitney.
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a. very successful for both countries. b. a continuing source of friction between the two nations. c. a political fiasco for President Clinton. d. an embarrassment for both countries. e. a good financial deal for Mexico but a bad one for the United States.
The _____ led to the trial and conviction of _____
a. Sedition Act; ten Jeffersonian newspaper editors b. Alien Laws; hundreds of recent immigrants c. Sedition Act; ten Federalist newspaper editors d. Alien Laws; Matthew Lyon e. Sedition Acts; Citizen Genêt
Referring to the erosion of European power, which of the following is not true?
A) As a result of the peace treaty, Japan received German bases. B) The Washington Treaty of 1922 severely limited the Japanese navy. C) Self-determination was enthusiastically received and acted upon outside the West. D) Leninism became attractive as it emphasized mass mobilization and revolution. E) Eastern powers recognized the need to adopt the science and technology of the West.
At the bottom of Mongol society were
a. farmers. b. slaves. c. women. d. priests. e. foot soldiers.