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In Cahokia and in most settled Native American cultures, the surplus f

In Cahokia and in most settled Native American cultures, the surplus farming of a variety of agricultural crops A) was men’s work. B) was supplemented by men hunting animals to produce a rich supply of food to sustain a large community that included many who neither farmed nor hunted. C) was evenly divided between men […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was the main deterrent to a French dream of a vast American empir

What was the main deterrent to a French dream of a vast American empire? a. poor relations with the Indians of Canada and the West b. the French government’s indifference to affairs in the New World c. too many French settlers moving to the New World too quickly d. an inability to find anything of […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was distinctive about the Mayan culture in comparison with other

What was distinctive about the Mayan culture in comparison with other early American cultures? A) The Mayans were the only culture to develop a fully functional written language. B) The Mayans practiced human sacrifice extensively. C) The Mayans subjugated other nearby tribes in pursuit of people and goods. D) The Mayans had developed sophisticated systems […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What late 15th-century development set the stage for Spain being newly

What late 15th-century development set the stage for Spain being newly able to launch expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic? A) the fall of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain from power B) the expulsion of all Jews from Spain C) the division of Spain into four Christian kingdoms and one Muslim kingdom D) […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

All of the following were features of Chinese oceanic exploration EXCE

All of the following were features of Chinese oceanic exploration EXCEPT A) Chinese fleets were commissioned to by Emperor Zhu Di to sail to South Asia, India, and East Africa. B) the Chinese treasure fleets mapped the Indian Ocean. C) Chinese ocean exploration ceased for nearly 200 years following an edict issued by Chinese emperor […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

How might Reconstruction have been different if Lincoln had not been a

How might Reconstruction have been different if Lincoln had not been assassinated? a. African Americans might have gained political and economic rights sooner, since Lincoln was a strong supporter of equal rights for all Americans. b. Terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan would not have developed in the South. c. Women would also have […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Why did Theodore Roosevelt call Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea “t

Why did Theodore Roosevelt call Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea “the laboratory of democracy”? a. The Wisconsin Idea improved voter education and participation. b. The Idea was voted on and approved by all citizens of Wisconsin. c. Voters gained power to directly elect officials, and the results democratized or equalized education, employment, and public resources. […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020