The Missouri Compromise of 1820 involved __________
a. the criteria that no more slave states could be created south of the northern boundary of Missouri
b. Missouri being admitted as a slave state on condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time
c. Maine splitting off from Massachusetts and being admitted as a free state
d. northern and southern congressmen splitting along partisan lines on the issue
e. adroit political maneuvering by John Calhoun, who got the compromise through the Senate
C
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a. imperialistic literature. b. Christian forbearance. c. English arrogance. d. European commercial ambitions.
Prohibition:
a. added millions of dollars in revenue to the United States Treasury b. discouraged the growth of lawbreaking and organized crime c. helped emphasize deep cultural divisions in American society d. ended the production of "moonshine" and other homegrown American forms of alcohol
During the period of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain's new colonial possessions were
a. mainly to make up for its territorial losses in North America. b. largely strategic stations for communications and trade. c. primarily to check the territorial ambitions of the United States. d. directed towards areas that could provide large amounts of raw materials for its factories.
Alarmed by Soviet success, Churchill attempted to negotiate __________ separate from the Americans.
A. Soviet influence in the Balkans B. the division of Germany after the war C. the fate of Nazi leaders D. a peace with Japan