Southerners believed __________ if slavery were kept out of the West.
a. they would lose political representation
b. slavery would eventually be abolished
c. more slaves would run away to free territories
d. more slaves would stage rebellions
a. they would lose political representation
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Washington created the president's cabinet by
a. issuing an executive order. b. consulting frequently with key congressional leaders. c. using the heads of the executive departments collectively as his advisers. d. requesting appropriate legislation from Congress.
Which of the following happened as Americans relentlessly moved westward across the continent?
A) Native Americans prospered as they assimilated to Anglo-American culture. B) Western migrants found refuge from the Market Revolution. C) The opening of the frontier kept alive the democratic promise that poor but free men could make it on their own. D) They were able to avoid the issue of slavery in national politics. E) They convinced their neighbors and Native American tribes of their peaceful intentions and anti-imperialist principles.
The founder of the first fully independent African American church in the United States was:
A) Benjamin Latrobe. B) Paul Savin. C) Daniel Coker. D) Peter Spencer.
Opposition to early-eighteenth-century innovations in religious thought was strongest among __________
A) ordinary people in the countryside B) elites in port cities C) the urban poor D) colonial officials