Why is it inaccurate to say that everyone who settled in the American West in the 1870s and 1880s traveled westward?
A) Many people in the Northwest traveled southeast to the Great Plains.
B) Mexicans traveled north and Asians traveled east to settle in the West.
C) Mexicans traveled east from California to settle in the Great Plains.
D) Western Europeans traveled east in order to settle in the West.
E) Asians in the west traveled east to reach the Great Plains.
Answer: B
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A) Male slaves wore elaborate jewelry made of flowers and shells. B) Male and female slaves continued the African style of architecture and diet and avoided European foods. C) Female slaves created African-style head wraps and clothing. D) Male and female slaves had large wardrobes of clothing, with many changes of clothes available.
Judging by the Domesday Book, which European monarch had the best knowledge of his kingdom's economic assets in the late eleventh century A.D.?
a. Louis IX of France b. John of England c. Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire d. William the Conqueror of England e. Henry I
Examine the Panic of 1893, including its causes and President Cleveland's solution. Also address the repercussions of both this depression and Cleveland's solution.
What will be an ideal response?
The rural towns of Massachusetts that protested in 1786 demanded that the government:
A) grant Congress the powers to add new states to the nation. B) declare a moratorium on taxes and on lawsuits against debtors. C) legalize slavery for the coming twenty years. D) grant all states equal representation in Congress. E) allow access to markets in the West Indies.