Which of the following accurately describes European colonial development in the New World?
a. The English took New Netherland from the Dutch and changed its name to New York.
b. The French expelled the Dutch from the Hudson Valley.
c. The Spanish ceded all claim to North America
d. The Dutch fought an entrenched war with the British for New Amsterdam
e. Russia lay claim to the West Coast of the New World, initiating war with Napoleon.
a
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A) ?Frances Perkins. B) ?Ida B. Wells. C) ?Anne Morgan. D) ?Clara Lemlich. E) ?None of these are correct.
Which of the following was a result of the building of canals such as the Erie Canal?
a. Canals established important transportation links between the Midwest and the North. b. Canals established important transportation links between the North and the South. c. Financed by the federal government, canal building required an increase in the federal taxes. d. So little thought was put into the routes for canals that they served little useful commercial purpose.
The chief scientific contribution of Isaac Newton was
A) writing the first history of science. B) mathematical computation of the laws of gravity and planetary motion. C) resolving all remaining questions about matter and motion. D) successfully changing metals into gold. E) the study that proved that laws of motion did not apply to the solar system as thought by the Greeks.
In their response to the war in Europe, the actions of Presidents Jefferson and Madison
A. demonstrated that economic policy was not an effective diplomatic weapon. B. caused severe economic disruptions in both England and France. C. increased the negotiating power of the United States with the belligerent nations. D. increased the power and prestige of the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic.