Himalayas, Mt. Everest, in Nepal
Answer: G. Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.
Explanation:
The Homestead Act of 1862 by President Lincoln, allowed people to claim up to 160 acres of public land for a small fee and convert it to private property through homesteading provided they stay on the land and take care of it for 5 years.
President Lincoln said the Act was necessary as it would give every American the resources needed to better their lives and such was its popularity that it in force for 124 years until it was repealed in 1976.
Following the passing of the Act, a lot of people sought to take advantage of it and moved to new areas in the Great Plains to set up homesteads which led to the rapid settlement that occurred there.
Answer:
B. Blacks and native Americans
Explanation:
Over the years in the United States of America, the group of people that are typically very poorly paid and suffered from prejudice and nativism is "Blacks and native Americans."
This is evident in the fact that blacks and native Americans are always topping the wrong statistics or at the bottom of the right statistics in the country.
For example, in 2016, Blacks and Native Americans topped the poverty rate with 30.8 and 33.8 percent respectively.
The people of ancient India lived in a land of extremes. The terrain<span> was varied and often presented great challenges. Occasional extremes of weather such as </span>droughts<span> and monsoons were also part of life in this land. However, great civilizations developed and flourished amidst the rivers, mountains, plains and deserts of the </span>subcontinent<span>.</span>
