The acquisition of __________ in the 1840s threatened to upset the balance between slave states and free states in the Union.
a) Texas, California, and New Mexico
b) Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada
c) Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin
d) Oregon, Maine, and Montana
a) Texas, California, and New Mexico
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Supporters of ratification of the Constitution were called __________
A) Republicans B) Federalists C) Democrats D) Anti-Federalists
Which dynasty ushered in a period of stability in England in the sixteenth century?
A) Lancaster B) York C) Tudor D) Habsburg
In 1488, Vasco da Gama:
A) discovered South America. B) rounded the southern tip of Africa. C) reached China by water. D) won the last battle of the Reconquista.
When Lyndon Johnson became president was he, in essence, already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?
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