The first steam-powered locomotive was pioneered by
a. Richard Trevithick.
b. Elihu Babbage.
c. James Watt.
d. George Stephenson.
e. Edmund Cartwright.
a
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A) because the party was antislavery B) because the party was in favor of territorial expansion C) because the party favored high tariffs D) because the party was anti-union
The federal government had little actual involvement in funding the transcontinental railroad
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. the federal government acknowledged the Plains Native Americans' loss of buffalo and grasslands b. the federal government agreed to pay $50,000 a year in trade goods as compensation c. the federal government adopted an official policy of separating Native Americans and European Americans on the Plains d. the Plains Native Americans who signed the treaty agreed to give up hunting for farming e. Plains Native Americans signatories agreed to live within clearly defined boundaries
Explain the impact of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
Please provide the best answer for the statement.