This inventor is often blamed for the rapid spread of cotton production in the American South before the Civil because of his invention of the cotton gin. What is his name?

a) James Watt

b) Robert Stephenson

c) Eli Whitney

d) Elias Howe

Is lightning more likely to strike a short metal fence or a tall tree in the same area? why?

Mechanization has greatly increased the number of people engaged in agriculture in the United States since 1950. T or F

Which event has had the most profound impact on American culture and government--the Great Awakening or the Enlightenment?

Your neighboor trades you a baseball cap for a book what type of economy do you live in? A. a money economy B. a barter economy C. a supply economy D. a scarcity economy

By 1970, Nixon and those who supported him believed that A) the Vietnam War would soon end in a US victory. b) the Vietnam War had become dangerous and unjustified. C) a swift US withdrawal would leave the South Vietnamese floundering.

When did the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire end, after the empire was financially drained from military campaigns?

What is a coalition? A) a temporary alliance of political parties B) a temporary military alliance C) a labor alliance

What are 3 of Lincoln's controversial actions during his presidency

to what extent did the Progressives attempt to solve and achieve the original goals of the populists of the 1800s?

True or false Mining, logging, and farming all contribute to the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest in Latin America