Why did the Homestead Act fail in its purpose of peopling the west with small family farms?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: terms of the Homestead Act; government land policy; corporate interests; climate and geography in the West
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In Golden Age Greek tragedies, the plays almost always affirmed that ______________.
A. lovers were destined to remain apart B. people could not escape their destiny C. whoever failed to obey the gods would suffer greatly D. a citizen's worst punishment was exile from the polis E. dishonor of one's family would bring death
Which of the following did Olympe de Gouges support?
A) absolutism B) slavery C) Louis XVI’s execution D) constitutional monarchy
Statehood for __________ was delayed by a debate over slavery
A) Ohio B) Missouri C) Kentucky D) Indiana
Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western civilization in Africa in the 1940s was/were
a. universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. b. railway networks and other industrial sectors in Algeria and South Africa. c. a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. d. nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. e. pearl fisheries in Libya.