Although oil was discovered in other parts of the state earlier, the Texas oil boom began with a massive oil find in ______.
a. Nacogdoches
b. Fort Worth
c. Corsicana
d. Beaumont
e. Houston
c. Corsicana
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Based on how Gilpin uses the terms, the chief difference between Marxism and mercantilism is that
a. in Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the economy controls the state. b. in Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the state gives free rein to economic forces. c. in Marxism the economy determines the character of the state, whereas in mercantilism the economy serves the state. d. in Marxism economics and politics are intertwined, whereas in mercantilism the two domains are relatively autonomous. e. in Marxism the state controls only the domestic economy, whereas in mercantilism the state controls only foreign trade.
Which of these founding fathers did not later go on to become a President?
A. John Hancock B. Thomas Jefferson C. James Madison D. John Adams E. George Washington