Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions?
a. to prove they could raise an army
b. to map unknown territories
c. to annex new slave states
d. to find runaway slaves
Ans: c. to annex new slave states
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How did larger urban cities differ from smaller cities in America?
a. Zoning in the smaller cities became a tool to segregate minorities, while larger cities were mostly integrated. b. Only larger cities adopted urban zoning ordinances, while smaller cities continued their growth without ordinances dividing the city into zones by specified use. c. Larger cities turned out multiple varieties of products, while smaller cities specialized in a specific line of goods or processed regional products. d. Department stores, warehouses, and hotels clustered in downtown areas of smaller cities, while larger cities saw factories take over downtown areas.
Napoleon's first military victory as Army commander was in ______________.
A. Sicily B. northern Italy C. southern Italy D. Austria E. Corsica
The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States
a. stimulated American manufacturing. b. encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. c. produced runaway inflation in many states. d. stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation. e. saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers.
Known as the Know-Nothings, the American Party was strongly anti-immigrant and, because of the church's "undemocratic" hierarchy, anti-________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).