What was the primary reason the Plains Indians were unable to resist white encroachment onto the Plains?
A) the absence of a warrior tradition in the tribes
B) the assimilationist policy of the federal government
C) the destruction of the buffalo herds
D) the Indians' lack of a sense of "territory" to be defended
C
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A) It led to the redevelopment of existing urban neighborhoods. B) It described in graphic detail what pesticides were doing to birds and animals. C) It launched the Kennedy-Johnson era War on Poverty. D) It played a central role in the development of the new women's movement.
Which of the following is NOT true of the South and its economy in the period from 1800 to 1860?
a. Southern cities, like New Orleans and Baltimore, lay mainly on the periphery of the South. b. The South produced nearly two-fifths of the nation's manufactured goods, especially cotton textiles. c. Slavery helped to discourage the immigration of white workers to the South, with such notable exceptions as New Orleans. d. Slavery proved very profitable for most slave owners. e. Southern banks existed mainly to finance plantations.
Evidence that intimate partner violence is best predicted by a combination of the inhibitory control and strong provocation most directly supports ______.
A. evolutionary theories B. I3 theory C. theories rooted in honor cultures D. theories of patriarchy and power differences
In what ways were households and the family economy in the eighteenth century similar to the modern nuclear family? In what ways were they different?
What will be an ideal response?