Which of the following was NOT a law designed to promote settlement of the West?
A) Homestead Act of 1862
B) Timber Culture Act of 1873
C) Miner Compensation Act of 1859
D) Timber and Stone Act of 1878
E) Desert Land Act of 1877
Answer: C) Miner Compensation Act of 1859
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A. from the Americas to Asia and Africa B. from Africa to the Americas C. from Asia to the South Pacific D. toward the Middle East
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A) northern free soilers. B) American party. C) Gadsden Purchase. D) Ostend Manifesto.
The American-born descendants of Europeans were called
a. creoles. b. mestizos. c. mulattos. d. moranos. e. Ameropeans.
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a. using the military to force the miners back to work. b. passing legislation making the miners' union illegal. c. helping the mine owners to import strike-breakers. d. serving as a labor mediator to have the miners' union and mine owners come to a negotiated settlement guaranteeing the right of the miners to unionize. e. threatening to seize the mines and to operate them with federal troops.