Which of the following was a reason for most of the decimation of the bison in the United States during the 1890s?
A) The construction of railroads through the Great Plains
B) The prevalence of the black plague in areas populated by Indians
C) A sudden increase in the number of natural predators in the area
D) The pollution of bodies of water by toxic waste from industries
E) Starvation due to widespread drought in areas populated by Indians
A
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What made Thomas Paine's publication of Common Sense so significant?
A) It became the basis for the arrest of Lord North. B) It convinced Parliament to take a more measured approach to the colonies and led to the repeal of some of the hated taxes. C) It argued that America had no economic need to be connected to Great Britain and would achieve new heights by breaking from the mother country. D) It provided a compromise that gave the colonies their independence while retaining important ties to their British homeland and parliament. E) None of these choices
Compare and contrast efforts at domestic protest in the Ottoman empire, Russia, China, and Japan in the nineteenth century. What did these movements have in common? How did they represent the unique problems of each country?
What will be an ideal response?
Writing during the Shang period was made up of around
A. two thousand characters. B. five hundred characters. C. twenty-two letters. D. fifty letters. E. six thousand characters, including an alphabetic component.
How is the painting of a plantation burial symbolic of a particular viewpoint or characterization of slavery?
A) Blacks appear contented with slavery as an institution that benefitted them with Christianity and social support. B) Blacks appear angry and defiant about their enslavement and resist the system. C) Blacks appear to outsmart local whites as they manipulate the system to their advantage. D) Blacks appear to be destroyed by the slavery system that surrounds them.