The _________ Act, passed during the Civil War, gave land out in the West to settlers who farmed it for five years.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Homestead
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a. Libraries and universities b. The cultivation of new scholarship c. The cultivation of art and literature d. Scientific discoveries e. Homogeneous societies
Under President Reagan, Star Wars was known as
A) a nuclear plan of attack against the Soviets. B) a movie that grossed 13 billion U.S. dollars. C) Strategic Defense Initiative. D) a nuclear disarmament strategy. E) the prevention program of the launching of nuclear missiles into space.
In 1840, the proportion of adult white males who voted in the presidential election had risen to 80 percent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The commercial middle class of East and Southern Africa was composed largely of
a. British immigrants b. Indian immigrants c. Educated Africans d. German immigrants e. Omani Muslims