In the antebellum period, the only United States port larger than New Orleans was Philadelphia.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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A. property B. military outposts C. powerful clergy D. tax collectors
Among the Native American tribes, trade was
a) almost non-existent because of constant inter-tribal warfare. b) limited to nearby tribes with virtually no contact with other tribes. c) relatively widespread because of the use of "middlemen" through which goods might travel great distances. d) dominated by the "merchant tribes" who monopolized trade by traveling throughout the continent supplying the needs of all the other tribes. e) limited to food items.
The selective service system implemented by the Wilson administration
A) failed to provide sufficient recruits for the U.S. military effort in Europe. B) led to massive riots against the draft. C) was headed by Theodore Roosevelt. D) allowed some young men to avoid military service.
Why were the Mongols able to amass an empire, and what were the main characteristics of their rule in China? What was the impact of the "Pax Mongolica" on Eurasian societies in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
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