The first expedition to circumnavigate the planet was commanded by
a. John Cabot
b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d. Christopher Columbus
e. Amerigo Vespucci
b
You might also like to view...
The 1768 document which criticized the Townshend Acts as infringements on the natural and constitutional rights of the colonists was the
A) Declaration of Rights and Grievances. B) Virginia "Resolves." C) Massachusetts "Circular Letter." D) Olive Branch Petition.
All of these is true about the fighting between Russia and Chechnya EXCEPT
a. Chechnya is a small Islamic enclave in the Caucasus mountains. b. Putin blamed Chechen rebels for Terrorists attacks in Russia. c. Yeltsin successfully defeated the Chechen rebels in 1996. d. Chechen rebels often used guerilla methods. e. Putin was determined to crush the rebellion.
In 1775, the ____ churches were the only two established (tax-supported) churches in colonial America
a. Methodist and Anglican b. Presbyterian and Congregational c. Congregational and Anglican d. Quaker and Catholic e. Presbyterian and Anglican
In the decade following Appomattox, the North's economy __________.
A. shifted away from industry and toward agriculture B. contracted slightly C. slid into a severe depression that lasted from 1865 to 1873 D. continued the industrial boom begun during the Civil War