Which country first adopted time zones and when that occurred?

Although the women's rights movement had a large impact, no countries currently provide women with: o a. the right to hold the highest offices of government. o b. fair access to the court system. o c. equal representation in the government o d. the right to leave an unhappy or abusive marriage.

Before the invention of the loom in 1785, textile manufacturing was: a) regulated under the guild system. b) performed by children working in factories. c) produced in rural cottages under a putting-out system. d) conducted by british colonists overseas.

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?