HST 318 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
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What was the main mode of transportation? - ANSWERS-//Walking and riding
horses. Railroads were just coming along.
What was education like for the settlers in the 1800s? - ANSWERS-//Due to
wariness over government control, public education was limited. It was
primarily home schooling.
America 1783 - ANSWERS-//Americans negotiated their victory over the
British. Europeans did not claim much of the western territories of America.
America 1800s - ANSWERS-//Americans begin to expand outward toward the
Mississippi river.
Thomas Jefferson - ANSWERS-//Promoted republicanism which is an idea that
sought to limit government power. Small central state and government.
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWERS-//Alexander Hamilton supported a stronger
central government. He believed it would promote manufacturing and bolster
the nation's forces against adversaries
America 1775 - ANSWERS-//Nation declares independence from Britain.
//There are no engineers as we know them today only technologically adept
individuals
How did Americans learn in 1700s? - ANSWERS-//Trial and error
, French Engineering - ANSWERS-//Driven by military need and national
government
//In 1600s, France is the most centralized state in Europe
//Large tax revenues support large military and state bureaucracy
France 1676 - ANSWERS-// Core of Engineers
// French Minister of War creates corps of engineers
// over 100 military engineers
France 1716 - ANSWERS-//Corps of Bridges and Engineers was established to
facilitate speedy movements of troops
// Most engineers employed by the state
12,000 years ago in America - ANSWERS-//The Americas are settled by
migrants from Asia via land bridge
America 1492 - ANSWERS-//Christopher Columbus "discovers" America
America 1608 - ANSWERS-//Virginia Colony (Mayflower Settlers)
America 1775-1785 - ANSWERS-//Americans win independence from Britain
in the Revolutionary War
America 1776 - ANSWERS-//Signing of the Declaration of Independence
UPDATE 100% CORRECT ALREADY GRADED
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What was the main mode of transportation? - ANSWERS-//Walking and riding
horses. Railroads were just coming along.
What was education like for the settlers in the 1800s? - ANSWERS-//Due to
wariness over government control, public education was limited. It was
primarily home schooling.
America 1783 - ANSWERS-//Americans negotiated their victory over the
British. Europeans did not claim much of the western territories of America.
America 1800s - ANSWERS-//Americans begin to expand outward toward the
Mississippi river.
Thomas Jefferson - ANSWERS-//Promoted republicanism which is an idea that
sought to limit government power. Small central state and government.
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWERS-//Alexander Hamilton supported a stronger
central government. He believed it would promote manufacturing and bolster
the nation's forces against adversaries
America 1775 - ANSWERS-//Nation declares independence from Britain.
//There are no engineers as we know them today only technologically adept
individuals
How did Americans learn in 1700s? - ANSWERS-//Trial and error
, French Engineering - ANSWERS-//Driven by military need and national
government
//In 1600s, France is the most centralized state in Europe
//Large tax revenues support large military and state bureaucracy
France 1676 - ANSWERS-// Core of Engineers
// French Minister of War creates corps of engineers
// over 100 military engineers
France 1716 - ANSWERS-//Corps of Bridges and Engineers was established to
facilitate speedy movements of troops
// Most engineers employed by the state
12,000 years ago in America - ANSWERS-//The Americas are settled by
migrants from Asia via land bridge
America 1492 - ANSWERS-//Christopher Columbus "discovers" America
America 1608 - ANSWERS-//Virginia Colony (Mayflower Settlers)
America 1775-1785 - ANSWERS-//Americans win independence from Britain
in the Revolutionary War
America 1776 - ANSWERS-//Signing of the Declaration of Independence
