What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army?
a. Immortals
b. Marines
c. Praetorian Guard
d. Assassins
e. Invisibles
a
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How did events in England affect the founding of Maryland?
A) The Calvert family provided a refuge for their fellow Catholics. B) Colonial founders offered a buffer zone against the French. C) English royalty sought safe haven along the Chesapeake. D) Puritans flocked to the new colony.
Which territory did the United States acquire as a result of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War?
A) Cuba B) Alaska C) Palau D) Philippines
Nationwide standardization of time became a necessity for which of the following reasons? a. In the event of a national emergency, the military needed to be assured of a regularity of time from place toplace
b. Railroad scheduling required that there be a regularity of time from place to place. c. Monetary transactions undertaken by the nation's leading financial institutions required a regularity of timefrom place to place. d. The transfer of raw materials to factories and finished products to consumers requires a regularity of timefrom place to place.
In 1775, most of the population in the American colonies
a. lived east of the Allegheny Mountains. b. lived in rural areas. c. was under twenty-five years of age. d. was of predominantly English stock. e. was of non-English stock.