Answer: Note: General assertions containing no specific information
beyond what is provided in the introductory statement should
not be credited as “specific historical examples
Explanation: Example (acceptable):
• “Europeans’ attempts to reach Asia by sailing west
resulted in Europeans’ encountering the Americas.”
(Counts toward earning the point because there is a
specific historical example relevant to the prompt)
Example (unacceptable):
• “The Columbian Exchange was a direct outcome of the
European oceanic voyages.” (Does not count toward
earning the point because there is no specific information
beyond what is provided in the introductory statement)
Following the U.S. Civil War, the Radical Republicans attempted to put a land reform through Congress, promising, 40 acres and a mule, to newly-freed blacks in the South, which was rejected by moderate elements as socialistic. This failure left blacks without an economic base, and was one of the key contributing factors to the development of sharecropping and segregation.
B. The Wright brothers . . .
Wastewater discharge from hydroelectric power plants" is the correct answer
This was before the time of government oversight, so businesses disposed of hazardous materials in very damaging ways.
