Why was the United States able to add so much new territory to its control in the 1840s?
What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
In the late nineteenth century, one benefit to being a stockholder in a profitable corporation was directly influencing the day-to-day operations of the company
A) True B) False
What prompted some Copperheads to encourage military desertions?
A) to punish the South for its rebellion B) to help end the war C) to encourage the lower Midwest to join the Confederacy D) to show support for the policies of Lincoln
Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by
A. imposing work and order on the colonists. B. dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale. C. waging all-out war with the local Indians. D. introducing tobacco to the colonists. E. importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.