spinning jenny
What will be an ideal response?
Hand-operated spinning device invented by James Hargreaves in 1768 that allowed multiple strands of yarn (or thread) to be spun at the same time
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How did Ronald Reagan respond to revelations about the Iran-Contra scandal?
A) He claimed he knew nothing about any illegal activities. B) He admitted that the plan had been his all along. C) He claimed he made an effort to stop the plan from being implemented. D) He claimed that the whole affair had been invented by his political enemies.
In 1890 Jacob Riis wrote
A) How the Other Half Lives. B) The Jungle. C) Christianity and the Social Crises. D) Christianizing the Social Order.
After the Sepoy Rebellion, the British gave precedence to Gurkhas and Sikhs as the main fighting force of India's colonial army.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What explains the election of African Americans to a number of local and state positions by the mid-1960s?
a. African Americans were concentrated in the urban core ghettos where their voting power in these districts was not diluted by a large white population. b. New laws passed in California and by the federal government had eliminated policies that discouraged blacks from voting. c. More African Americans were finishing high school and going to college. This resulted in an increase in the number of blacks running for public office. d. Many whites were beginning to see blacks as their equals, so they were more willing to vote for black candidates than they had been in the past.