In the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, Congress
a. exempted transcontinental railroads from antitrust prosecution.
b. raised the tax rate on large railroad companies.
c. allowed railroad companies to bring in cheap immigrant labor.
d. gave subsidies of federal lands to railroad companies.
ANSWER: d
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a. Because they moved to different areas. b. After technological breakthroughs. c. Because they had developed the ability to think in abstract terms. d. Because their legs were long.
In The Prince, Machiavelli expounded a new political theory
a. which had ideal Christian ends. b. in which policy was based on religion. c. which coincided with traditional political theory. d. which had no place for Christian morality. e. which was in harmony with Christian morality.
The ____________________ Act established the modern structure of the civil service
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
One effect of the Dutch controlling the South Asian coffee trade was that
a. Portugal was forced to abandon its Asian holdings b. "Java" became shorthand for coffee c. The Ottomans tried to ban coffeehouses d. The English switched to tea e. All of these choices