Which statement about the young American nation is FALSE?
a. Its population was still about 90 percent rural.
b. The first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people.
c. All but 5 percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.
d. A majority of the population was branching out west of the Appalachian Mountains.
e. Foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life.
d
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A. the harvester B. the one-field system C. the moldboard plow D. the scythe E. the hammer
The nation's most popular amusement park at the turn of the century was ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements is UNTRUE concerning Hellenistic culture?
A) It was a great period of literature, especially in drama, history, and biography. B) It was a period that saw the need to preserve the writings of the classical Greeks. C) Sculptors and architects could very easily find work in the new Hellenistic cities. D) Artists remained social outcasts, and were rarely patronized by the rich. E) Hellenist sculpture was often more realistic and emotional than classical Greek sculpture.
The terror of the Salem witchcraft trials began with accusations made by __________.
a. a former slave b. a local landowner c. a prominent minister d. adolescent girls