The Bessemer process
A) ?was patented in 1856.
B) ?refined iron 80 percent more cheaply.
C) ?produced much stronger steel.
D) ?produced steel more quickly.
E) All of these are correct.
E
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Marco Polo's stories
A. were a product of forced propaganda by Khubilai Khan. B. influenced countless Chinese to visit Europe. C. convinced other Europeans that trade with China was far too dangerous to pursue. D. played no role in the expansion of European trade because they were lost until the twentieth century. E. influenced other Europeans to visit China.
Rather than only a war over preserving the union, the Emancipation Proclamation made the Civil War a war to
a. save the Union. b. abolish slavery in the United States. c. punish slave owners. d. punish slave states. e. guarantee the right of popular sovereignty.
Which of the following was NOT a part of Britain's plan to reform colonial relations?
A) Limiting areas where the colonists could settle B) Eliminating corruption among royal officials in the colonies C) Limiting widespread colonial smuggling, which cost Britain revenues D) Encouraging the colonies to trade with France E) Raising additional revenue from the colonies
What do the patterns of the internal slave trade in the first half of the nineteenth century suggest?
A) that there was a strong and growing demand for slaves in the Upper South
B) that demand for slaves in the Lower South was in decline
C) that there was a strong and growing demand for slaves in the Lower South
D) that demand for slaves was equally strong in the Upper and Lower South