The eighteenth century proved to be a boon time for all involved in the ____________ trade, and the British in particular increasingly viewed it as a valuable part of their growing commercial power.

a. Rice.
b. Beijing.
c. Canton.
d. Cheese.


c. Canton.

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Which of the following was the best-selling book in the 1800s?

A. A spelling book B. The Bible C. The Farmer's Almanac D. A math book

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In his "House Divided" speech in 1858, Abraham Lincoln predicted that

A) slavery would be either abolished or legalized throughout the Union. B) Republicans would win the presidency in 1860. C) Kansas would join the Union as a slave state. D) the controversy over slavery would destroy the Union.

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The most important change in Europe in the five hundred years between Leif Ericsson and Columbus was:

a. the industrial revolution b. the revival of commerce and trade c. the creation of banks d. the growth of Protestant churches

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Many of the American colleges founded in the eighteenth century were founded

A) by American merchants with funds gained from the trade of rum and tobacco. B) by supporters of the Great Awakening for the education of new ministers. C) by supporters of the Enlightenment striving to establish a generation of American scientists. D) by elite New Englanders seeking to preserve their Puritan heritage. E) by royal governors to school colonists in British views of government and politics.

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