Not only did Americans learn to exploit resources more effectively by 1860, the country also:
a. continued to acquire more Indian lands by killing off many tribes
b. expanded, adding the Louisiana Purchase and the other territories
c. taught Europeans how to use their farmlands and other resources more effectively
d. became more conservation conscious, using resources more efficiently
B
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The Republican party was created in 1854 after the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed Congress. The Republican platform proposed all of the following except which one?
a. abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia b. opposition to slavery in the territories c. opposition to using federal funds for improvements like railroads d. repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act
The great temple of Borobudur was built in ________ in the 700s
A) Cambodia B) Java C) Japan D) the Ganges valley
Which of the following was NOT a detrimental factor in the technological development of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere?
a. Lack of large domesticated animals. b. Geographic diversity. c. Lack of established trade routes. d. Lack of indigenous varieties of edible grasses to facilitate the transition from a hunting/gathering society to farming. e. A difficult topography and environmental diversity.
The chinampas
A. were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. B. were built to maintain industrial production. C. provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. D. were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. E. were part of Inka religious culture.