How and why did the U.S. expand westward across North America, and with what results?
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss Manifest Destiny, the three phases of territorial acquisition, and the impact on the American Indians.
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How are the Amistad and Creole slave revolts linked to the final end of slavery in 1865?
A) Both reduced the hopes of blacks for the eventual end of slavery. B) Both inspired northern and southern blacks but not whites to end slavery. C) Both inspired northern whites but not blacks to end slavery. D) Both inspired both northern whites and blacks to end slavery.
When tobacco prices sagged after 1820, __________
a. farmers in the Upper South switched over to cotton and rice production b. farmers in the Upper South found effective ways to reverse soil depletion c. large numbers of surplus slaves were sold from the Upper South to the Lower South d. planters in Virginia and Maryland turned openly to slave breeding as a business e. Virginia and Maryland began exporting slaves to the Caribbean Islands
Vasco da Gama __________
A) sailed all the way around the world B) was an early proponent of the Atlantic slave trade C) successfully followed up on the 1487 voyage of Bartolomeu Dias D) tried to reach China by sailing west from Europe
Why did the British offer to free slaves who joined their side?
A) They hoped to inspire anti-slavery forces in New England to switch to the Loyalist side. B) They wanted to improve their international standing. C) They hoped to undermine rebellious southern planters. D) They had already abolished slavery in other parts of the empire.