Which form of gov't is better: Separation of powers or direct democracy?

Which source would best a historian understand the effect of the great chicago fire on families? a. a biography of a chicago family displaced by the fire b. a letter from a grandmother in new york to her family in chicago c. a newspaper editorial about families who were displaced d. an oral history dictated by an adolescent who fled the fire

Where did industrial capitalism originate and what advantages did this location have

This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer