Space Program.
Before Kennedy decided that the United States should send people to the Moon, the U.S. reaction to a series of Soviet Union space successes, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957, had been relatively muted. President Dwight Eisenhower did not believe it wise to try to compete with the Soviets in space achievements undertaken primarily for prestige purposes and thus was unwilling to approve a fast-paced U.S. effort in response to Soviet successes. In reality, there was in 1957 no “Sputnik moment” that led to accelerated government support of innovative space technology.
Answer:
<em>By directly providing land grants to Railroad companies, the United States government gave a direct incentive to explained the railroad network </em>
Explanation:
As the United States increased it's territory, there were stark differences between the populated and develop North-East of the country and the newly acquired states in the South and the West.
To encourage settlement of more people, the government started to provide grant land to individuals who would set up new farms. This saw thousands of people, moving to new places and building small villages from scratch.
After this, the government provided large land grants to railway companies. While these lands did not have a lot of agriculture value, they did encompass numerous towns and villages.
With free land, Railway companies could see the potential in investing in railroads and connecting different population centres.
Answer:
1. Had home turf advantage
2. The French helped them
3. And some native Americans helped them
Explanation:
The British had to come all the way to America to battle the colonist and then had to go back to Brittan to resupply all the while being attacked by the French. And if the British did get past the naval defenses they would have to fight in forest where Native Americans were king at fighting in that territory.
Explanation:
The Treaty of Paris was most responsible for the settlement of the American frontier.
The statement that is false is B. This was the first time slavery ever existed in any part of the world because slavery has been around for thousands of years.