Who was the secretary of state who suppressed Texas's request for admission to the Union in 1842?
A. Martin Van Buren
B. Daniel Webster
C. Henry Clay
D. John C. Calhoun
E. James K. Polk
Ans: B. Daniel Webster
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A) They were states' rights segregationists who hoped to deny Truman's re-election and preserve their "way of life." B) They bolted the Democratic party and supported Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. C) They formed the core of President Truman's support in the solid South during the 1948 election. D) They were Northerners who moved to the south in the postwar years to build new industries and take advantage of cheap labor. E) They were the leftwing Democrats who joined with communists to launch a new Progressive Party in 1948.
____________________ was the explorer blown across the Atlantic Ocean which led to the discovery of Brazil
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During the late 1840s and early 1850s, the addition of new territory into the United States affected the sectional disagreements over slavery by
A) making them much worse B) changing them very little C) settling them once and for all D) calming them considerably
Who brokered the purchase of Louisiana for the United States?
A. James Madison B. James Monroe C. King James I D. William James