Railroads spurred the development of the American __________ industry.
a. lumber
b. cotton
c. textile
d. iron
d. iron
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Most of the money the Allies collected in war reparations went to ________
A. France B. Great Britain C. the United States D. the Soviet Union
How did President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams convince Spain to agree to cede all of Florida to the United States?
A) They agreed to permit Colonel Andrew Jackson to attack the Seminoles in Florida, conducting the war with the full powers he judged best in order to intimidate the Spanish. B) They agreed to a favorable free-trading agreement with Spain that eliminated all tariffs on Spanish goods. C) They began to harass merchant and naval ships of Spain in the Caribbean, in the Gulf of Mexico, and off the South American coast. D) They agreed to give up their territorial claims for the Oregon Territory in exchange for ceding all of Florida to the United States.
The Articles of Confederation
a. gave the central government complete and compulsive power over the states and the citizens. b. included an independent executive branch. c. never went into effect because it was never ratified. d. created a strong court system. e. created a central government that was weaker than the individual states.
In the sixteenth century, growing demand for labor in the __________ New World empire led to the importation of African slaves
A) Spanish B) English C) African D) Dutch