Early American railroads were plagued by all of the following problems except:
a. frequent robberies by gangs of bandits
b. cattle caused train derailments
c. bent rails, which sometimes harmed passengers
d. fires caused by flying sparks
A
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a. encouraging trade through tax incentives to merchants and businessmen b. giving free land and tax breaks to peasants c. lavish generosity to monks d. forcing people to live in militarized colonies in these territories
Of the mainland colonies, only ____________________ did not have already a strong assembly when the first royal governors arrived
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until
a. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. b. the South attacked Fort Sumter. c. Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. d. South Carolina seceded from the United States. e. Virginia and Tennessee joined the seceding states.
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A) Emilio Aguinaldo B) José Burgos C) William Howard Taft D) Ferdinand Marcos E) José Martí