Stephen Smith and William Whipper first grew wealthy in the __________ industry

A) lumber
B) textile
C) steel
D) oil


Answer: A

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Alfred Smith, the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928, was __________

A) Methodist B) Baptist C) Jewish D) Catholic

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Parliament's Toleration Act granted religious toleration to all Christians in England.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In 600, the eastern and western halves of the former Roman Empire were ________

A) growing apart B) still part of the same system C) permanently divided D) merging again

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Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?

a. The French and the British engaged in major road construction in the eighteenth century. b. A boom in canal construction occurred in Britain and the United States between 1760 and 1820. c. Steam-powered railroads began to replace horse-powered railroad in the 1820s. d. The telegraph industry was first developed in the 1840s. e. Most European railroad construction and administration in the nineteenth century remained in private hands.

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