As shown on this map of western trails, the Santa Fe Trail differed from other western land routes because it __________
A) opened New Mexico to large numbers of American settlers
B) became a thriving commercial route for American traders
C) provided a safer southern route for settlers going to California
D) connected the United States to Mexico City
B
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A. Fear of attack B. Less trade being conducted C. No centralized government D. Lack of strong public authority E. All of these.
By 1890, the Sioux and other reservation Indians
a. were rapidly adapting to a capitalist, agrarian lifestyle. b. had achieved full U.S. citizenship and equal rights. c. were reduced to lives of poverty, depression, and alcoholism. d. were profiting from the discovery of oil on their ancestral lands. e. were working in large numbers for the mining industry.
French settlers relied on trapping furs and trade with the Indians.
a. true b. false
Why did the Allied war effort in the east collapse in 1917?
A) Germany doubled the number of divisions on the eastern front. B) Britain withdrew its troops from the eastern front. C) The Austrians broke through the Russian lines. D) The Russian czar was forced to abdicate.