What was the significance of the Rocket?
a) It was the only steam locomotive to finish the Rainhill competition.
b) It was the first steam-propelled rocket, traveling nearly 5 miles from its launch site.
Consider This: The Rocket’s builders actually had to slow it down to meet the requirements of its task. See 7.3.2: Getting It All to Market.
c) It was the first wholly contained Newcomen Engine to run on rails.
Consider This: The Rocket’s builders actually had to slow it down to meet the requirements of its task. See 7.3.2: Getting It All to Market.
d) It marked the beginning of the automobile industry in England.
Consider This: The Rocket’s builders actually had to slow it down to meet the requirements of its task. See 7.3.2: Getting It All to Market.
a) It was the only steam locomotive to finish the Rainhill competition.
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A) at the entrance to the Hellespont. B) at the mouth of the Nile. C) the largest settlement on Crete. D) on an island in the central Aegean. E) the most important Minoan palace center.
President Washington encountered all of the following difficulties concerning the managing the frontier Indian tribes EXCEPT
A) the agitation and impatience of settlers who refused to wait for permission or protection to enter new western territories. B) maintaining the loyalty of these new settlers despite his frustration with them. C) the U.S. Army's lack of human resources and arms needed to force tribes out of the Ohio region. D) a lack of political support in states of Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania for forcefully expelling Indians from western lands.
In the seventeenth century, the process of manumission was:
a. A rarity that elicited much favorable response. b. Gradually expanded, in order to facilitate social mobility across the “color line.” c. Sometimes followed by the freedman's acquisition of his own slaves. d. Rendered impossible by prohibitive taxation.
How did agencies created during the Hundred Days affect the Great Depression?
A) They attempted to relieve the suffering of Americans by giving government-subsidized loans at very low rates. B) Agencies such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Civilian Conservation Corps succeeded in getting most Americans back to work. C) Their main effect was to end economic stagnation by getting many people back to work. D) They strengthened all the failing banks of the country, restoring Americans' confidence in banking. E) Actually they did little to affect the Great Depression, but they were perceived to be effective by the public.