What was the source of the wealth of the Swahili sultanates located in eastern Africa?
A) gold and salt trade
B) metal-working, especially iron
C) agriculture
D) gold trade
E) sea trade with Asia and Europe
E
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____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern China."
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The Farmers' Alliance, like the Grange and Knights of Labor, advocated
a. cooperatives. b. socialism. c. support for the Republican Party. d. racial integration.
How did transportation affect industry and agriculture in the early nineteenth century?
A) Improved land and water transportation changed the U.S. from an agricultural to an industrial society. B) Improved land and water transportation allowed the U.S. to develop more industry and create a cash crop agricultural system. C) Developments in land and water transportation were slow so the U.S. remained an agricultural society with virtually no industry. D) Because land transportation was so poor, water transportation caused industry and agriculture to be confined to the East coast. E) Because water transportation was cheaper than land transportation, industry soon replaced agriculture in the U.S.
How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America?
a. The division of time into four zones allowed businesses to communicate by telegraph for the first time. b. Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods. c. Large banks were now able to locate in western railroad towns. d. The adoption of a standard railroad gauge made private and federal land grants more available