Americans were attracted to Texas in the 1820s by the
A) prospect of mining for precious metals.
B) flourishing trade in bison robes and cowhides.
C) lure of cheap land for cotton cultivation.
D) demand of Mexicans for American products.
Answer: C
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A. The federal government was more interested in conserving the nation's natural resources than in maintaining control over those resources. B. The federal government attempted to impose the principle of riparian rights on individuals who purchased western public lands. C. The federal government was unwilling to assume the power to regulate water development in the West, thus leaving such power to the states. D. The federal government actively aided the agricultural development of the West.
The Sherman Antitrust Act __________.
a. was narrowly and precisely worded b. made the United States virtually the only industrial nation to regulate business combinations c. was meant to solve the problems created by the spoils system d. was meant to undermine the power of urban political machines
What was the pattern of cotton cultivation by the late 1800s?
A) Large farm families had an advantage because they had more people to labor in the fields. B) Technological developments made the picking of cotton much easier and less labor intensive. C) Cotton gins were still generally operated under water or by animal power. D) Cotton plants needed no help or cultivation until harvesting.
Not attending the Constitutional Convention was
a. George Washington. b. Alexander Hamilton. c. James Madison. d. Thomas Jefferson. e. none of these choices.