The creator of the Dutch trading empire in the East, with its capital at Batavia, was
A) Samuel de Champlain.
B) John Cabot.
C) Jan Pieterszoon Coen.
D) Henry Hudson.
E) Hans Holweg.
C
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In the early nineteenth century, the explorer Stephen H. Long
A. discovered the source of the Red River. B. labeled the Great Plains the "American breadbasket." C. inadvertently brought the United States to the brink of war with Mexico. D. was one of the most colorful of the "mountain men." E. agreed with the findings and conclusions of Zebulon Pike.
The canal project in Panama was originally started by
A) ?Italy. B) ?Great Britain. C) ?France. D) ?China. E) ?Japan.
The "Bombay Presidency" was
a. a British puppet government with a local Bombay nawab named as the legitimate leader. b. a temporary rebellion centered in Bombay and carried out by supporters of Tipu Sultan. c. territory taken over in 1818 by the East India Company after defeating the Maratha Confederation. d. the stronghold of resistance against the British by the Maratha Confederation. e. the last territory held by the Mughal Empire.
The Union victory at __________ in 1863 is considered a key turning point in the war
a) Gettysburg b) Bull Run c) Fort Pillow d) Antietam