The national market economy made Americans susceptible to the boom-and-bust cycle, as first became evident with the Panic of 1819 when world demand for ________ dropped.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


cotton

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The novel Don Quixote __________.

A. sympathizes with both traditional idealism and contemporary realism B. attacks the romanticism of Catholic Spain to promote a humanist message C. exemplifies the romantic Spanish literature of the era patronized by the Catholic Church that Cervantes later disavowed D. is a subversive criticism of the Spanish monarchy

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How did tobacco agriculture shape the evolution of Chesapeake societies?

What will be an ideal response?

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What term is used to describe pottery during the Aegean Dark Age?

A) geometric B) classicism C) impressionism D) red-figure E) black-figure

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Botanists played a profound role in which of the following imperial ventures?

A. They transformed local crop production to serve the needs of the empires' home countries. B. They served as spokesmen for the idea that empires helped bring progress. C. They introduced Asian crops into Europe, replacing the crops of the 1700s. D. They collected exotic species of the non-Western world and exhibited them to domestic audiences.

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