The Homestead Act of 1862 gave 160 acres of land to anyone who __________.
a. was a citizen of the United States
b. pledged to live on the land and cultivate it for five years
c. could pay the purchase price of $2 per acre
d. joined the army
b. pledged to live on the land and cultivate it for five years
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In what way did many of Hoover's policies pave the way for the New Deal?
A) They anticipated Roosevelt's shift in focus from providing direct relief to creating employment opportunities. B) They established all of the institutions that Roosevelt employed to fulfill his vision. C) They emphasized the necessity of a balanced budget. D) They set a precedent for the involvement of the federal government in economic affairs. E) They focused efforts on lending money to businesses and financial institutions.
Global cooling that ran from the fourteenth century to the ninetieth century is historically referred to as
a. the Fahrenheit effect. b. nominal cyclical cooling. c. the Celsius effect. d. the Little Ice Age.
For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of
A. rights and of condition. B. opportunity and of condition. C. rights, regardless of race, sex, or property. D. condition. E. opportunity.
Joseph Brant, a Mohawk, was a British ally in the American War of Independence because
a. he had been an ally against the French in the Seven Years' War. b. the British recognized Mohawk sovereignty. c. he was a trade partner of the British but not the colonists. d. colonists had killed his wife and children. e. he was concerned that slavery might be extended to Amerindians.