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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- Who was Hayes' opponent in the 1876 presidential race?
- what territory was General Stephen Kearny attempting to capture when he earned the nickname "the long marcher"?
- The battle most responsible for winning Texas its freedom form Mexico took place
- "Fifty-Four Forty for Fight" referred to a boundary dispute between the United States and _____.
- Who invented the first successful steam boat?
- Which invention slices through heavy soil much more easily than existing tools?
- Industrialization in the early 19th century led to all of the following except?
- Which group played a major role in the settling of the American West?
- _____ led the Mormons west to what is now called Salt Lake City, Utah?
- What invention allowed an individual to do the harvest work of 5 hired hands?
- Mexico offers what to help improve their economy?
- What invention carried tapped code messages through copper wires?
- In the years of canal and railroad travel, what advantage did railroads offer?
- What is it called when a farmer raises only one or two crops for sale?
- During the 1840s, the advantage that canals had over railroads was that shipping by canal was______.
- who invented the first home sewing machine powered by a foot pedal?
- Which invention allowed goods to be transported upriver?
- How did most White people in the United States view Native Americans in the 1820s?
- What occurred in the early 19th century that changed the way people acquire the goods they needed?
- 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