The congress desired to sell the lands of the northwest territory because the nation needed the money the states refused to sell them they did not want the french to settle them the settlers were clamoring for more land they wanted to buy other lands

The mayflower compact was signed at the end of war

Which is the best description of a scorched earth policy? the burning of fields in preparation for planting the destruction of an opponent’s resources the mobilization of a nation’s resources in war the effort to switch from farming to manufacturing

Which source would best a historian understand the effect of the great chicago fire on families? a. a biography of a chicago family displaced by the fire b. a letter from a grandmother in new york to her family in chicago c. a newspaper editorial about families who were displaced d. an oral history dictated by an adolescent who fled the fire