The New England plan for disposal of public lands was to:

a. sell a receipt for a certain amount of acres
b. donate the land to businessmen who wanted to build new factories
c. give first choice to Bostonians who wanted to buy small tracts
d. survey the land and then sell it in compact parcels


D

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A. rejected support offered by non-Communist groups B. asked the Soviets for help in increasing a Communist military presence in Hungary C. sought to make Hungary independent from the Soviet Union D. succeeded Janos Kadar as premier

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a. Established religious freedom for all but the Jews and Catholics b. Supported some types of special privileges c. Established complete religious freedom for all d. Demanded attendance at worship e. Became a very wealthy man

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a. Andrew Carnegie b. William McKinley c. William Walker d. Porfirio Diaz e. Theodore Roosevelt

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