What caused hardships for wheat farmers on the Plains in the 1880s?
A) a sudden spike in the price of wheat
B) frequent attacks and victories by Plains tribes
C) rising interest rates for bank loans
D) agricultural competition from foreign nations
E) the dwindling supply of available homesteads
D
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The National Constituent Assembly established __________ to provide uniform weights and measures.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What does the following quote by Benjamin Rush signify? "The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of the great drama is closed."
a. The American Revolution was not a war at all, but merely a break from English control over the colonies. b. The war was merely the first step in the colonists' move toward establishing a truly independent nation. c. The war was not yet over, and the Americans needed to prepare for another round of fighting against the British if they ever hoped to gain their independence. d. Americans needed to revolt against other European countries that were restricting their trade and keeping them from economic and political independence. e. The American Revolution would not end until the English monarchy was destroyed and a new form of government was put in place in England to better rule the colonies.
Which of the following is the best statement of why the British signed the peace treaty granting American independence?
A. The timing of the occasional American victories led to a global situation in which the British needed to salvage the rest of their empire by cutting their American losses. B. The Americans had driven the British army out of North America. C. They had sent a commission offering peace on prewar terms, which the Congress accepted in all particulars except refusing to remain in the empire. D. The French had driven the British navy from the high seas.
How did the Republican Party manage to gain so much support in the 1850s?
A) It was sympathetic toward immigrants. B) It supported agricultural expansion. C) It wanted to prohibit slavery in the territories. D) It supported the Catholic Church. E) It supported progressive labor laws.