What was the greatest triumph of American technology during the mid-nineteenth century?
A) improvements in the transportation infrastructure
B) new uses for vulcanized rubber
C) improved farm implements
D) sophisticated machine tools
E) more efficient farming strategies
Answer: D
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A. the promotion of Roman culture in the provinces B. the encouragement of expansion into central Asia C. discontent due to reduced pay and prestige D. limits on military services to land-owning citizens
The movement of African Americans westward and abroad described in this module reflects __________
a) the failure of Reconstruction to protect black people in the South b) the newfound economic opportunities of former slaves c) the desire to be close to the coast and large bodies of water d) the rise of the industrial economy
In the decades following the Civil War, small independent farmers in the South suffered as a result of __________
A) rising inflation B) declining cotton prices C) international trade deals D) overpopulation
The term encomienda refers to
A) a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor. B) Spanish officials who supervised local industries. C) taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government. D) special Jesuit missionaries assigned to posts in the New World. E) mission schools set up to educate the Indians.