Banks' drive to improve agriculture was
a. resisted by George III, who saw it as a waste of government money.
b. not successful in selective breeding.
c. intended to bring to agriculture the insights gained from scientific method.
d. a failure in bringing more land under cultivation.
e. not successful in increasing the productivity of existing farm lands.
c
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A) It defied Christian teachings of the time that supported a flat world created by God. B) The concern over the loss of a ship that sailed off the end of the world was an economic expense that few would support. C) Few men were willing to risk life and limb to explore such a vast ocean and its abyss. D) At the time, the orthodox view was that the westward distance to the Indies was at least 10,000 miles, and so, any crew that sailed that way would perish from thirst and hunger in the middle of the ocean. E) It was uncharted territory, with no expectation of what lay ahead.
The Land Act of 1820 encouraged __________
A) European American migrants to move west B) Indians to assimilate into white American society C) the expansion of slavery D) states to build canals and roads
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A) jazz. B) blues. C) swing. D) country.
What practice helped the Romans to establish their power over the entire Italian peninsula?
A) total warfare B) destruction of all who resisted C) negotiated settlements rather than war D) fair treatment of opponents E) reluctance to wage war