What role did trappers play in the settlement of the West?
A) They forged important and lasting alliances with western Indian tribes.
B) Their explorations were informative to those interested in the West.
C) Their wealth became the foundation of the first western cities.
D) They identified the most fertile land for farming.
E) They eradicated many animals that would have been dangerous to settlers.
B
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One reason why the British ministry was ready to tighten controls on the American colonies after 1763 is that, during the French and Indian War, the colonists had
A) refused to help supply British armies in North America. B) traded illegally with the French and Spanish West Indies. C) refused to allow their own militia to be used against regular French armies. D) agreed on a policy of intercolonial union for the duration of the war.
After the peace settlement that ended the First World War, the United States
a. participated for awhile in the League of Nations, but gradually stopped because it was weak and ineffectual. b. turned to isolationism and declined to participate in the League of Nations. c. became active in the League of Nations, especially with the rise of extremist politics. d. wanted no part of the League of Nations because it had been an idea of the French government.
What event started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?
A) the discovery of gold in Indian territories B) the passage of the Homestead Act C) the Sand Creek Massacre D) the Battle of the Little Bighorn
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
a) 100% b) 75% c) 25% d) 10%