Why did Whig efforts to revive interest in nationalistic economic policies during the election of 1852 fail?
a. Business was thriving under the Democratic economic program.
b. Americans were worried about budget deficits.
c. Such policies were associated with the slaveholding South.
d. Most Americans were disinterested in the economy.
a. Business was thriving under the Democratic economic program.
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The federal government aided railroad expansion by providing land grants and __________.
a. forcing farmers off their land b. surveying the routes of projected lines c. subsidizing construction costs d. waiving legal regulations
One of the purposes of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to
A) build military outposts to serve as trading centers with the Native American tribes. B) bring Protestantism to the Native Americans. C) drive the Spanish out of Oregon. D) establish official relations with Native American tribes.
Well-to-do women helped enlist people's support for the resistance movement by
A. conducting door-to-door recruiting campaigns. B. engaging in public spinning bees. C. organizing fund-raising events. D. giving street lectures on virtue.
Under the contract labor system, ___________.
a. farmers worked a piece of land for a fixed share of the crops b. workers were paid a monthly wage for a period of five years c. all workers in the same community had to work for the same employer d. workers committed themselves for a year in return for fixed wages