The need for continental time zones stemmed directly from the problems of moving passengers and freight over the thousands of miles of rail line that covered North America by the 1880s. Since human beings had first begun keeping track of time, they set their clocks to the local movement of the sun. 1
Read moreBefore the alphabet was invented, early writing systems had been based on pictographic symbols known as hieroglyphics, or on cuneiform wedges, produced by pressing a stylus into soft clay. 1 Where was the first alphabet system developed? 2 What was the first alphabetic writing system? 3 Who decided alphabetical order? 4 Who introduced
Read moreHow did the economic system of manorialism MOST affect nobles? They provided protection and gave peasants land to farm. 1 How did manorialism impact the economy quizlet? 2 What was life like for nobles under the economic system of manorialism? 3 How did the nobles benefit from feudalism? 4 What was the role
Read moreThe war raised several constitutional issues: the right of states to secede from the union, the president’s powers in wartime, the balance between individual rights and national security, and the constitutional status of slavery in the United States. 1 What were the Civil War amendments to the Constitution was their impact immediately felt?
Read moreAlthough it stimulated manufacturing in some parts of France, the system damaged regions dependent on overseas commerce. Because the British had an overwhelming superiority at sea, though, enforcing the system proved disastrous for Napoleon. 1 Why was Napoleon’s Continental System a failure? 2 How did the Continental System weaken France? 3 Why did
Read morefall of Rome 1 How did feudalism make life better? 2 Who provides protection in a feudal system? 3 Was the feudal system effective? 4 How did the feudal system protect a lord as well as his peasants? 5 What benefit did the feudal system provide? 6 Why was the feudal system created?
Read moreFactories set hours of work and the machinery within them shaped the pace of work. Factories brought workers together within one building to work on machinery that they did not own. They also increased the division of labor, narrowing the number and scope of tasks. 1 How did work in factories affect people’s
Read moreAmong these laws was a provision that any person who settled in Virginia or paid for the transportation expenses of another person who settled in Virginia should be entitled to receive fifty acres of land for each immigrant. The right to receive fifty acres per person, or per head, was called a headright.
Read moreThose who supported the spoils system considered it democratic at the time, because it meant that government jobs would go to ordinary people (‘the common man’), not to a specially educated and privileged group. How did the spoils system Effect government? In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is
Read moreIf additional layers of wire are wound upon the same coil with the same current flowing, the magnetic field strength will be increased. 1 How do you increase the current flowing through the coil? 2 How can you increase the current generated by the magnet? 3 How can you increase the strength of
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