Which of the following did not form the basis for American claims on Oregon?
a. Captain Robert Gray discovered the mouth of the Columbia River in 1792
b. Lewis and Clark had wintered at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805 06
c. Captain James Cook first explored the Oregon coast in the 1770s
d. periodic visits by American merchant vessels
C
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In the devastated lands of Anatolia, metalworkers who were short of the imported tin that they needed to alloy with copper to make bronze began to take an interest in another metal. Which metal was it?
a. Iron b. Tin c. Gold d. Silver
Which identifies an advantage to slaves living on large plantations with stable slave populations?
A) Families stayed intact and the mother typically raised the children alone. B) Families stayed intact and the father typically raised the children alone. C) Families stayed intact and both parents typically shared in the child-rearing duties. D) Children were usually raised by distant family members, allowing a large social network to develop. E) Children usually began working as soon as they could walk, cutting down on behavioral problems.
The American legal system was similar to the system in England through the use of...
A) trial by jury B) the abundant use of English lawyers C) it modeled the English system extensively D) The colonies would not use punishments banned in Britain
Demographers think the world population in 2050 will be
a. Just under 10 billion b. About the same as today because of lower birth rates c. Significantly lower than today because of war and disease d. Over 12 billion e. Over 20 billion