The spinning mule, invented in 1779:
a. Depended on the preparatory work of an increased number of handicraftsmen.
b. Combined the spinning and weaving of textiles into one machine.
c. Improved the threshing of grain, by harnessing the power of mules in a cycle.
d. Led to the full-scale machine production of textiles.
b. Combined the spinning and weaving of textiles into one machine.
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A) England had suddenly become a major imperial player in an emerging Atlantic world. B) The defeat of the threatened Spanish Catholic invasion in 1588 decoupled the Protestant religion with English patriotism for Elizabeth I and her subjects. C) The ability of England to retreat to safe insularity and isolationism from world economic, political, and religious competition. D) England's naval domination of the Atlantic would soon be challenged by Holland and the French.
Monarchs such as Joseph II and Catherine II made "enlightened" reforms part of their drive to __________.
A. increase military strength and political power B. begin the process of moving away from monarchy C. begin the process of moving toward constitutional monarchy D. give commoners more political power
The first institution of higher learning founded in England's mainland colonies was
A) Yale. B) William and Mary. C) Princeton. D) Brown. E) Harvard.
The Liberty Party supported the Wilmot Proviso
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false