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What word comes from the French word meaning "to undertake"?
What is the economic system in which private corporations and individuals control the means of production and use them to earn profit?
inventions such as the telegraph, steamboat, and steam locomotive caused an_______
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the transportation revolution?a. the steam-powered locomotiveb. the canal systemc. the combustion engined. the government-funded road system
Which of the following was NOT true of Jay'sTreaty of 1794?a. It gave the United States land rights in the West Indies.b. It gave American ships the right to trade in the West Indies.c. It hardened differences between the political parties of the United States.d. It stipulated that U.S. citizens would repay their debts from the Revolutionary War.
Which of the following was not one of Franklin's thirteen virtues?a. sincerityb. temperance c. mercyd. tranquility
. Which of the following statements best represents the division between Patriots and Loyalists?a. Most American colonists were Patriots, with only a few traditionalists remaining loyal to the King and Empire.b. Most American colonists were Loyalists, with only a few firebrand revolutionaries leading the charge for independence.c. American colonists were divided among those who wanted independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire, and those who were neutral.d. The vast majority of American colonists were neutral and didn't take a side between Loyalists and Patriots.
Which of the following was not a result of Dunmore's Proclamation?a. Enslaved people joined Dunmore to fight for the British.b. A majority of enslaved people in the colonies won their freedom.c. Patriot forces increased their commitment to independence.d. Both slaveholding and non-slaveholding White people feared a rebellion.
Which city served as the base for British operations for most of the war?
which one of the following is NOT one of the tasks women performed during the revolution?a. holding government officesb. maintaining their homesteadsc. feeding, quartering, and nursing soldiersd. raising funds for the war effort
Which of the following is not true of a republic?a. A republic has no hereditary ruling class.b. A republic relies on the principle of popular sovereignty.c. Representatives chosen by the people lead the republic.d. A republic is governed by a monarch and the royal officials he or she appoints.
. What was the primary issue of Adams's presidency?
Which state had the clearest separation of church and state?
which of the following states had the most democratic constitution in the 1780s?
Which term best describes german soldiers hired by great Britain to put down the American rebellion?
Who invented vulcanized rubber that could withstand temperature extremes?
Where did the ideas of the "country party", that is the emphasis on the ideology of republicanism, have the most influence?
Most members of the Shawnee, Creek, Cherokee, and Iroquois sided with which side during the war?
Whish side was the first to offer freedom to slaves willing to fight for their side?
President Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to