Describe the change in attitudes toward slavery in the South before and after the early 1830s. What events contributed to that change?
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The confiscation and sale of Loyalist lands during the Revolution:
a. greatly equalized the existing patterns of property holding b. did little to alter the property-holding pattern in America c. resulted in distributing land to Native Americans d. solidified the class structure
Which city reversed the flow of a river so its sewage would flow toward the Mississippi River?
A) Chicago B) Kansas City C) St. Louis D) New Orleans
Which of the following constituted a unique feature of the English Parliament as compared to other political institutions of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries?
A. The king ruled alongside Parliament and accepted the limitation on his authority. B. Parliament could raise taxes, create laws, and challenge the king. C. Any adult male, regardless of rank or wealth, could sit in Parliament. D. Women were permitted to serve in Parliament.
The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to __________
A) annex all of Mexico as U.S. territory B) prohibit slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico C) grant voting rights to women in the western territories D) encourage increased immigration from Mexico to the Unites States E) give more southwestern territory to the Mexican government