The first big businesses in the United States were:
A) textile companies.
B) railroad companies.
C) steel corporations.
D) oil companies.
Answer: B
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When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, people in South Carolina
a. waited to see how other southern states would act. b. were very upset because they would have to secede from the Union. c. vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas. d. rejoiced because Lincoln's election as president provided secessionist South Carolinians with the political pretext to vote in the state legislature in favor of secession. e. accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln.
Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight
A. were always in the possession of only one merchant for the entire journey. B. always traveled the sea lanes. C. were exclusively trusted to Islamic merchants. D. usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads. E. were under a monopolistic control by the Chinese.
When they first arrived, colonists in New England found land that was
a. fertile and ready to be farmed. b. uninhabited and unused. c. imprinted with trails created by Native Americans. d. heavily occupied by Native Americans. e. a rich source of precious metals.
Which of the following was NOT a reason why some colonists were reluctant to withdraw from the British Empire?
A) They had families in England and felt connected to the mother country. B) They had commercial ties with England. C) They feared that the French or Spanish would take over if the British were vanquished. D) They worried about slave and Native American uprisings. E) They feared what American independence might mean.