What was the significance of the 98th meridian?
A. It marks a boundary within the plains where the area of scarce rainfall begins.
B. The Census Bureau considered it the beginning of the frontier.
C. It delineates the eastern boundary of the area originally designated for Indian reservations.
D. Slavery had not existed beyond that line.
Answer: A
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Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity in 312?
A) Maxentius B) Galerius C) Augustus D) Constantine
Thomas à Becket
A) established a church separate from Rome. B) remained the king?s closest advisor and supporter. C) supported the king?s power over the church. D) refused to subvert church courts to the royal courts. E) became the first prime minister.
With what opinion would the editors of the Encyclopedia most likely agree?
A. Women should be kept to the same sexual standards as men are. B. The right to vote for women would be socially useful. C. Motherhood is a woman's most important occupation. D. It is reasonable to think that women are as capable as men of being strong rulers.
The invention of ______ enabled longer and heavier trains to travel.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).