Which European power claimed New York before the British acquired it?
a) the Dutch
b) the French
c) the Spanish
d) the Portuguese
a) the Dutch
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Which of the following enabled city dwellers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to live in greater comfort and safety?
A. Indoor plumbing, central heating systems, and the adoption of public health regulations B. The increased use of coal-burning stoves C. Pollution control legislation D. Government financing of low-income housing
The Enlightenment was based on a faith in __________.
A. divine revelation B. a changeless world C. human reason D. salvation by God's grace
Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because
A. the tavern was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak. B. they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest. C. they become central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance. D. colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol. E. All these answers are correct.
The 1920 census of the United States revealed that
A. a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas. B. the western frontier had ended. C. for the first time since 1790, American women outnumbered men. D. the majority of the nation's population had arrived as immigrants since 1880. E. California was now the most populous state.