What factors contributed to economic growth in the half century following the Civil War?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: the role of government; the transcontinental railroad; new technologies; new forms of marketing
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a. they were fighting each other and needed every advantage. b. the Portuguese already controlled the trade routes around Africa. c. their ships were technologically superior to Portuguese ships. d. they had trouble attracting investors without promising dramatic returns.
What factor led to Jefferson's call to charge his former vice president Aaron Burr with conspiracy and treason?
A) Burr's attempt to assassinate Jefferson B) Burr's scheme to swindle settlers in the West through land speculation C) Burr's involvement in leading a slave rebellion in Virginia D) Burr's plan to organize a private army to conquer Mexico
King Frederick William I was a Calvinist and an absolutist
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false