During the first half of the nineteenth century, internal improvements in the North
a. sometimes caused the degradation of the natural world.
b. were celebrated by all Americans as examples of their ingenuity and creativity as a people.
c. aided the northern fresh-water fishing industry by increasing the number of lakes and streams in which fishcould thrive
d. led to a significant increase in the number of mills by making water power more available and cheaper.
a
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The Christian doctrine asserting that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit exist as a perfect unity in one godhead is (the)
A) neo-Platonism. B) heresy. C) incarnation. D) trinity. E) monophysite.
What was the fate of many of the political parties that had led the movements for independence in Africa after independence was achieved?
a. Most were soon swept away by military coups. b. Most remained popular for decades. c. Most splintered into different factions which gave rise to a vibrant democracy. d. In formerly British colonies, democratic systems remained, but in French, Belgian, and Portuguese colonies, military regimes quickly took power.
After the Scopes "Monkey Trial,"
a. fundamentalism disappeared outside the rural South. b. John Scopes was sentenced to serve time in jail. c. Christians found it increasingly difficult to reconcile the revelations of religion with modern science. d. the gap between theology and biology began to close. e. fundamentalist religion remained a vibrant force in American spiritual life.
He was a U.S. banker and financier who was a leader in corporate finance and industrial mergers in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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