The fact that the government encouraged farmers in the Dust Bowl to plant soil-improving crops like legumes most likely indicates that
A) the Dust Bowl states were suffering the worst drought ever seen in the U.S.
B) cash crops like wheat could no longer be grown in the Midwest.
C) typical land use practices had contributed to the devastating dust storms.
D) farmers had deliberately caused soil erosion.
E) the government was willing to take extreme measures to stop the suffering.
C
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The Second Continental Congress called for
a. the creation of a Continental Army. b. the creation of a Continental Navy. c. the minting of coins. d. the creation of a new flag.
What led to the Panic of 1819? Why were western farmers particularly hard hit by the depression that followed?
What will be an ideal response?
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra __________.
A. was formally educated in some of Spain's best schools B. worked in London as a young man C. spent several years as a slave D. refused to join the Spanish army
Which of the following was NOT proposed by contemporaries theorized as causes of the Black Death?
A. The Jews poisoning the Christians B. Volcanic fumes from the earth C. Sinful behavior by Christians D. The practice of flagellation E. A work of the devil