History of the Americas Questions
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cash payments or food provided by the government
made loans to railroads, banks, and agricultural institutions
How many casualties were there roughly due to the fighting of the U.S. Civil War?
terrible droughts in the great plains caused the region to become a_____
unemployed often stood at____to receive free food
a demand that the investor repays a loan immediately
when creditors take possession of something you owned
What was the building block of the Industrial Revolution
lowered mortgage rates and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans
money goes to public works and for loans to the state for direct relief
Compare the map on page 340-341 and 363. What do they tell you about the progress of the Civil War from 1861-1865?
Americans blamed the _________ party for the depression
According to the cartoon, President Lincoln's "two difficulties" are how to --A) pay government salaries and build support in CongressB) reduce taxes and find good generalsC) avoid bankruptcy and stop the draft riotsD) finance the war and find enough soldiers to fight
Poet Walt Whitman made the following observation about Lincoln: "He leaves for America's history and biography, so far, not only its most dramatic reminiscence-he leaves, in my opinion, the greatest...personality...By many has this Union been...help'd; but if one name, one man, must be pick'd out, he most of all, is the conservator of it, to the future. He was assassinated-but the Union is not assassinated."Do you agree of disagree about Lincoln's legacy?
Which is not true about the South after the Civil War?F) It held 30% of the national wealth.G) Most of its industry was destroyed.H) Its labor system was dismantled.J) As much as 40% of its livestock was wiped out.
Which pair of events are listed in the order they occurred?A) Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of AntietamB) New York City draft riots; First Battle of Bull RunC) Battle of Gettysburg; fall of AtlantaD) First Battle of Bull Run; firing on Fort Sumter
What technological advance contributed most to the Civil War's high casualty rate?F) the ironclad shipG) the minie ballH) the land mineJ) the camera
What source of energy powered the massive steam engines that powered later factories?
Who brought knowledge of British spinning machines to the United States?
What source of power did the first British factory rely on?