One of the conditions that promoted the development of steam power in Britain was
a. the country's small population.
b. the lack of a fuel source.
c. the need for raw materials.
d. the poor quality of the soil.
a
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Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery
a. came as a disappointment to most northerners. b. was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union. c. was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists. d. contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party. e. cost him support in the "Butternut region" of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
The so-called "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved
A. a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election. B. federal funds for internal improvements to certain states in exchange for electoral votes. C. political payoffs and bribery involving the Treasury Department. D. the sale of public land to supporters of the Monroe administration. E. illegal contracts between the State Department and private corporations.
The French Republic's army in the 1790s
A) received little backing from the home front. B) was small, but effective in battle. C) fueled modern nationalism and was raised through total mobilization of the population. D) was totally defeated by foreign aristocratic forces. E) got weaker and smaller as the decade went by.
At its outset, the Reformation in Germany was
A) a purely rural phenomenon. B) largely an urban phenomenon. C) a movement with strong urban and rural backing. D) unilaterally rejected by the clergy. E) restricted to southern Germany alone.