In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston
A. brought the first steam engines from England to the United States.
B. launched America's first railroad engine, the Clermont, in 1807.
C. developed the nation's first merchant marine.
D. made significant advances in steam-powered navigation.
E. invented the steam engine.
Answer: D
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A) Britain controlled Central and East Africa. B) Portugal controlled Angola and Mozambique. C) France controlled West and West-Central Africa. D) Spain controlled Morocco and Rio de Oro. E) Italy controlled the Horn of Africa and Abyssinia.
The __________ system of manufacturing relied on the mass production of interchangeable parts
A) Lowell B) Auburn C) American D) Bessemer
The elected colonial assemblies gained power in the eighteenth century by
A. supporting the concept of democracy. B. assuming privileges associated with the British House of Commons. C. defying orders issued by the British monarch. D. allying with powerful colonial religious leaders.
The League for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience was founded to __________
a) encourage black draft resistance b) promote legal challenges to segregation c) desegregate the American military d) draw attention to lynching in the American South