The first great federal transportation project was the __________
A) building of the National Road
B) Lancaster Turnpike
C) Erie Canal
D) transcontinental railroad
E) Union and Pacific Railroad
Answer: A
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A) He ran a compelling third-party campaign. B) He was selected for the position by the House of Representatives. C) He inherited the position after William Henry Harrison died. D) He won more votes in the Electoral College despite coming in second in the popular vote. E) He rallied women behind his campaign.
American agriculture at the turn of the century benefited from
A. new federal crop subsidies. B. a new silver agreement with Great Britain and France. C. new discoveries of silver. D. foreign crop failures. E. free trade agreements negotiated by William McKinley.
Why was King Philip's War of 1675-76 considered a turning point in the relationship between English settlers in New England and Indian peoples?
What role did new economic conflicts, land sales to the English, and a breakdown in personal relationships among leaders of the English and Indian communities have in contributing to the outbreak of the war?
Why did Lincoln not free all slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) He had no real interest in ending slavery. B) He did not want to lose the support of conservatives in the border states. C) He thought that doing so would be unconstitutional. D) He thought most slaves were unready for freedom.