Why did slavery emerge as a national political issue in the late 1840s?
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In the 1840s, the nation had developed two distinct economies: the agrarian economy of the South, largely fueled by slave labor, and the more industrial economy of the free North. Because these societies and economies were so different, both the North and the South wanted to insure that their interests were represented in Congress. Therefore, maintaining a balance of power in the Senate between free states and slave states was important to both North and South.
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What was the Great Compromise?
What will be an ideal response?
After __________’s attack on Columbus, New Mexico, President Wilson sent United States troops into Mexico
A) Pancho Villa B) Emiliano Zapata C) Venustiano Carranza D) Victoriano Huerta
To ensure the construction of the railroads that would connect the West to the rest of the United States, the federal government passed ______________________, which provided loans and land subsidies to two railroad companies
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