One of Virginia's biggest planters, William Byrd, boasted that, "I am dependent upon no one but Providence." In what ways were Byrd and other planters like him powerful and independent? In what ways were they more dependent than Byrd realized?
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a. standard gauge of track width. b. air brakes. c. steel rails. d. Pullman cars. e. the block signal.
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A. created the Currency Act. B. sent additional troops to the colonies. C. rescinded the Stamp Act. D. attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves." E. closed the port of Boston.
Outcomes of the Persian Gulf War included which of the following?
A) the toppling of Saddam Hussein from power B) the outburst of civil war in Iran C) a general belief that American military technology was inferior D) the achievement of President Bush's goal to restore the "status quo"