Which of the following contributed to the fighting style of the Plains Indians?
A) Chinese immigrants introduced gunpowder in the nineteenth century.
B) The introduction of horses by the Spanish in the sixteenth century.
C) Hessian soldiers introduced firearms in the eighteenth century.
D) The French introduced swords in the sixteenth century.
E) English setters introduced them to the bow and arrow in the seventeenth century.
B
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Bismarck's methods in leading the unification of Germany would be best described as
A) conservative and authoritarian. B) liberal and nationalist C) peaceful and enlightened. D) republican and populist. E) modernist and forward-looking.
All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT
a. they were a Greek-speaking people strongly influenced by the Minoans. b. like the Minoans, they engaged in extensive trade. c. their greatest strength was unity among the various Mycenaean centers of civilization. d. their kings, who controlled the armed forces, trade, and the judiciary, were assisted by an aristocracy. e. the bottom of Mycenaean society consisted of slaves, most of whom had been captured in war.
Describe the change in attitudes toward slavery in the South before and after the early 1830s. What events contributed to that change?
What will be an ideal response?
Why did Virginia send George Washington to the Ohio Valley in 1753 and 1754?
A) It wanted Washington to survey the land so that Virginia could settle the area in an organized fashion. B) It wanted Washington to remove the French from the region by persuasion or force. C) It wanted Washington to build a series of forts that could intimidate the Indians. D) It wanted Washington to capture the Indian leader Joseph Brandt. E) It wanted Washington to negotiate a treaty with the Indians allowing the safe passage of white settlers.