The correct answer is:
C. The spread of monotheism threatened meccas economy, which relied on the wealth of non-muslim pilgrims.
Explanation:
Muhammad (570-632 d.c) was the founder of the Islam, Muslims believe that he was God's last messenger, and that he was chosen to deliver the word of God. Muhammad's revelation occurred when he was 40 years old, and the following 13 years he faced great opposition from leaders in Mecca mainly because of his message of monotheism (one God).
Leaders in Mecca believed in many gods, and saw their power and economy threatened by Muhammad's words because his message stated equality and individual accountability to God. They feared that Muhammad could seek political power and that if people stopped worshipping their gods, the pilgrimages to Mecca that made them rich could stop too.
To encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers Congress passed three acts in 1862 to turn public lands into private property. allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land. Each person had to build a home on the land, make improvements, and farm the land for five years before being granted full ownership of the land by the government. Nearly 2 million people applied for land claims under this.
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Frémont decried the expansion of slavery, while Buchanan warned that the Republicans were extremists whose victory would lead to civil war. ... Buchanan won a plurality of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote, taking all but one slave state and five free states.
Instance of recurring event: United States presidential Election
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 1856
D is the correct answer.
The British Army was the far superior force. The British Navy was the far superior force. Britain was also a manufacturing powerhouse.
But the British Army was fighting to preserve something while the Revolutionaries were fighting for their rights and to start something new.
This question is delightfully biased but it is true that the Americans, by and large, were more committed to the fight.
