The term that describes the practical application of science to agriculture is
a. enclosure movement.
b. classification scheme.
c. binomial.
d. economic botany.
e. Columbian exchange.
d
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At the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in September 1774, delegates from twelve colonies met. Only _____ was absent
A) Carolina B) Georgia C) New York D) Pennsylvania E) New Jersey
John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which statement best describes the "task" labor that many slaves performed on large plantations?
a. A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. b. Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. c. Large groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a white overseer. d. Slaves worked at their own pace with little supervision during an eight-hour day. e. Large groups of slaves worked together to accomplish major projects.
The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT
A. the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. B. country laborers producing yarn and cloth. C. the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. D. the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. E. the development and use of the "putting-out" system.