The United States was the first country to create commercially viable steamships. The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton's North River, which first sailed in this river
a. St. Lawrence Seaway
b. Hudson River
c. Mississippi River
d. Ohio River
e. Erie Canal
ANSWER:
b
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A. to create a military barrier against the Spanish. B. as a haven for religious dissenters. C. to quickly make money for its investors. D. to provide a refuge for Catholics. E. by Quaker missionaries.
What was the official language of the Persian empire?
a. Greek b. Babylonian c. Turkish d. Aramaic e. Egyptian
Between 1880 and 1920, the majority of the "new" immigrants to the United States came from:
a. northern and western Europe b. southern and eastern Europe c. Canada and Latin America d. China and Southeast Asia
President James A. Garfield was assassinated by
a. a still-bitter ex-Confederate soldier. b. a member of the opposing Half-Breed Republican faction. c. someone who was angry that he opposed civil-service reform. d. a deranged, disappointed office seeker. e. a political anarchist.