In which year did the "railroad era" in the United States begin?
A. 1830
B. 1820
C. 1860
D. 1833
Answer: A
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b. supporting the Indian salvation work of Jesuit missionaries in New France. c. ensuring French Huguenots could safely migrate to New France for religious reasons. d. allying France with Spain against Great Britain in the emerging imperial competition in North America. e. None of these choices are correct.
The term ‘dharma' is translated as:
A) death B) reincarnation C) friendship D) freedom E) righteousness
Which of the following reflects the same principle as the one expressed in this statement?: “In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.”
a) “If you need to turn out a little more, you speed up the conveyor a little and the men speed up to keep pace.” b) “Buy a railroad ticket, get on a train, and there, where it lands you, there you will learn to edit amagazine.” c) “It is good business men that are corrupting our bad politicians. It is the leading citizens that are battening on our city.” d) “The resort to force, the wild talk of the nineties are over. Everyone is busily, happily getting ahead.”
What do the artifacts found in the Indian Hall at Monticello imply about Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward American Indians?
A) He saw American Indian culture as superior to American culture. B) He recognized American Indians to be noble savages who were under his paternalistic control. C) He believed American Indians were hostile and should be eliminated. D) He felt that American Indians had no place in American society.