Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery and freedom were incompatible
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Why did it take until the 1860s to build a transcontinental railroad?
a. The needed land was designated as Indian territory. b. There was a shortage of workers. c. The federal government refused to provide land grants for railroad companies. d. Bankers were not willing to back such a risky investment. e. Sectional quarrels developed over the route to be taken.
Sixty-three nations pledged "to renounce war as an instrument of national policy" in the Treaty of Locarno in 1925
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which identifies the strongest influence on eighteenth-century colonial Americans?
a. They still confronted the "howling wilderness" that previous generations had encountered. b. They still lived in geographic isolation as in the seventeenth century. c. They could not escape the economic and cultural influence of Britain. d. They had completely escaped the economic and cultural influence of Britain. e. They gradually changed their religious beliefs during their lives in the colonies.
Why did Alexander Hamilton want the federal government to support manufacturing?
A) He believed it would eliminate farming as an important component of the economy. B) He believed it would create a more diversified and prosperous economy. C) He believed it would allow the United States to become the world's leading textile producer. D) He believed it would eliminate the influence of France in the United States. E) He believed it would increase the federal government powers in relation to the states.