All of the following writers became famous during the Gold Rush period except
a. Samuel Clemens.
b. Bret Harte.
c. Ina Coolbrith.
d. Richard Henry Dana.
d
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Why was Sacagawea so important to the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
a. She helped persuade Native Americans that the explorers meant no harm. b. She was a powerful and well-respected Indian leader. c. She had an enormous knowledge of plants and animals. d. She was a skilled hunter and fighter.
Which of the Zen Buddhist concepts are reflected in haiku poetry?
A) All of life's events are worth preserving in verse and can be covered in seventeen syllables. B) Life's greatest mysteries, in the hands of a master poet, can be explained in only seventeen syllables. C) Most of humankind is incapable of understanding the world's great mysteries, unlike the great poets. D) The hardest concepts in life to understand can never be understood, so true poets never need try. E) The conviction that the greatest mysteries of life can only be stated but never analyzed.
The violent attack on the Colfax courthouse in Louisiana
A. saw the courthouse successfully defended by the state militia. B. led to the deaths of several White League paramilitary members. C. caused outrage in the North, which led to a greater determination to carry on Reconstruction. D. led to the death of over 200 black defenders and the overthrow of the Republican government.
In January 1999, Bill Clinton became the first president since __________ to be tried for impeachment before the Senate.
a. Richard Nixon b. Martin Van Buren c. John Tyler d. Andrew Johnson