In the 1830s and 1840s, cholera epidemics in the United States
A. None of these answers is correct.
B. were diminished, as physicians gained a basic understanding of bacteria.
C. typically killed more than half of those who contracted the disease.
D. were transmitted to humans by fleas living on rats.
E. led many cities to build water treatment facilities.
C
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A) the growth of poverty in the United States. B) the fate of minorities in the 1960s through the 1980s. C) the growing percentage of poor blacks in the United States. D) that women were more likely to be poor than men.
In 1536, John Calvin published
A) a Greek edition of the New Testament. B) Spiritual Exercises. C) The Education of a Christian Prince. D) Institutes of the Christian Religion. E) a German Bible.
When the two hemispheres encountered one another their connection involved an exchange of what?
A. crops, animals, and microorganisms
B. crops, animals, and minerals
C. crops and animals
D. crops, animals, minerals, microorganisms, and literature
In the late 18th century, Spain sought to reassert its authority and its claims in North America
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false