Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was a story that - A. discussed how Tom started out as a young slave boy, and grew to invent the Cotton Gin

B. exposed slavery, and influenced many men and women to join the Abolitionist Movement

C. showed the power of economic factors in the West, and encouraged many to travel out West

D. exposed the mistreatment of women, and established the Women Rights Movement

The delegates of the second continental congress who were ready to declare independence were from which area? a. new england b. the southern colonies c. quebec d. the middle colonies

The first map shows colonial powers and their holdings (1945). the second map shows human development worldwide. compare the two maps. what do the maps indicate about regions that gained independence in the second half of the twentieth century? they differ in their development patterns. they are as developed as their colonial powers. they are more developed than their colonial powers. they remain less developed than their colonial powers.

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water