How did the invention of bessemer process benefit the us economy? a. it allowed coal to be burned more efficiently, producing less pollution and making the fuel cheaper for heating houses. b. it significantly reduced the cost of producing steel, making the material more available for building machinary, railroads, and skyscrapers c. it allowed locomotives to travel longer distance on the same amount of fuel , leading to lower cargo rates for farmers and merchants. d. it refine crude oil into gasoline more efficiently , lowering prices for consumers and to popularize the automobile.

The southern states were unhappy with reconstruction. they saw it as punishment by the_? . they were also against_? 2_ , as shown by the black codes. ? 1 ? 2 radical republicans providing equal rights to men and women democrats providing blacks the right to vote moderate republicans providing women us citizen ship

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.

What was the purpose of this act? to discontinue the trade of merchandise within the city of boston to close boston harbor to close ports throughout massachusetts bay to decrease trade with the north american colonies