With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place except
a. miners and adventurers from around the world came to California.
b. most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold.
c. many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers.
d. the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners.
e. crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there.
b
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The purpose of the Committee on Public Information was to
a. make sure that information disseminated about the war was accurate. b. recruit volunteers for the American armed services. c. shape and mobilize public opinion in support of the war effort. d. delete classified information from news reports about the war.
After the Seven Years' War, King George III was eager to cooperate with Parliament in imposing higher taxes on the American colonists in order to
A. demonstrate his power over the colonies. B. help pay down British war debt. C. punish the colonies for not supporting British forces in the war. D. fund reparations payments to the displaced native American tribes.
Like Hammurabi, Cyrus the Great used ________ to bind his empire together
A) harsh rule B) a single currency C) a road system D) laws
The distinctive feature of Iroquois and Huron architecture was not the temple mound, but the
A. longhouse. B. tipi. C. wigwam. D. pueblo.