Transcontinental railroads used their zone of "indemnity" lands to prevent
A) military confiscation of lands for forts.
B) state taxation of railroad property.
C) sale of federal land along the right-of-way.
D) homesteading along the railroad.
D
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Cyrus the Great did much to advance the Persian Empire through
a. massive destruction of all opposition. b. utilizing representative government under a strict authoritarian state. c. liberating all people previously enslaved under the Chaldeans to destroy his enemies. d. relatively peaceful assimilation. e. establishing a uniform set of weights and measures to help the economy grow.
By the end of 1949, the Republic of China was relegated to
a. the old Han boundaries. b. the pre-1900 Qing territories. c. Hong Kong. d. northern China only.
Explain the variety of ways in which Americans made use of increased leisure time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. To what segments of the population did the different forms of leisure appeal?
What will be an ideal response?
The industrial revolution was spearheaded by__________
A) building railroads B) the textile industry C) iron ore production in Pittsburgh D) ocean-going commerce