Texas History
One of the earliest rebellions in Texas was over
A. Freedom of Religion
B. The Issue of Land Titles
B. The Issue of Land Titles
Which Statement best describes working conditions in the mils in the 1800's
A. Workers were fired after one absence, forcing untrained workers to replace them
B. Some workers suffered from health problems such as chronic cough due to unsafe conditions.
B. Some workers suffered from health problems such as chronic cough due to unsafe conditions.
Which of these rivers flows through the city of Paris?
a. Rhine
b. Seine
b. Seine
Nomadic peoples who herded animals were called
A. pastoralists
B. farmers
A. pastoralists
If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.
After the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830, Stephen F. Austin
A. Resigned from Politics for Good
B. Tried to continue supporting the Mexican government and encouraged settlers to obey the law.
B. Tried to continue supporting the Mexican government and encouraged settlers to obey the law.
The invention of the plow and the reaper helped the farming industry by
a. causing cities to grow, creating a larger market.
b. enabling farmers to plant and harvest huge crop fields.
b. enabling farmers to plant and harvest huge crop fields.
Which of these is the name of hills or very low mountains?
A. Uplands
B. Black Forest
A. Uplands
A leader with the title of __________ had the power of a military dictator in Japan.
A. Samurai
B. Shogun
B. Shogun
What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.
What are changes in Policy
A. Customs Duties
B. Reforms
B. Reforms
Companies built their factories closer to cities and transportation centers in the mid-1800s to
a. cause people to move from cities to rural areas.
b. provide themselves with easier access to workers
b. provide themselves with easier access to workers
Which of these experiences winter days during which the sun does not rise?
A. North Sea
B. Artic Circle
B. Artic Circle
__________, an important Chinese technological advance, revolutionized printing.
A. Sand script
B. Movable Type
B. Movable Type
What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?
Trouble.
Statements of a group's opinions
A. Resolutions
B. Compromise
A. Resolutions
In the mid-1800s, companies began to mass produce earlier inventions. What effect did this have on families?
a. They could buy items they could not afford in the past.
b. Their everyday lives became more complicated.
a. They could buy items they could not afford in the past.
Which of these is prone to floods because much of it is reclaimed land that lies below the sea?
A. Venice
B. Netherlands
B. Netherlands
The establishment of a Confucian civil service examination did not significantly increase social mobility under the __________.
A. Khmer Empire
B. Koryu Dynasty
B. Koryu Dynasty
What can run, but never walks? Has a mouth, but never talks? Has a head, but never weeps? Has a bed, but never sleeps?
A river.
Tax on imports is called?
A. Customs Duties
B. Reforms
A. Customs Duties
Textile manufacturers kept the costs of running a mill low by
a. hiring children and paying them very little
b. feeding workers instead of paying them wages in cash
a. hiring children and paying them very little
Which of these rivers is located on an island?
a. Tagus
b. Thames
b. Thames
__________ were loyal warriors and bodyguards of their lords.
A. Shogun
B. Samurai
B. Samurai
What building has the most stories?
A library.