What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision? Why did the decision fail to settle the slavery expansion issue?
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Where was Europe’s new political capital in the postwar order located?
A) Brussels B) London C) Prague D) Berlin
Although faced with a vice-president loyal to the other party and a cabinet loyal to Hamilton, John Adams' presidency benefited from:
A) an ongoing dispute with the British. B) a standoff with the Spanish over Florida. C) rising tensions between the U.S. and France. D) the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory.
When the Irish flocked to the United States in the 1840s, they mostly stayed in the larger seaboard cities because they
a. preferred urban life. b. were offered higher-paying jobs. c. saw greater opportunities for education. d. were too poor to move west and buy land. e. had experience in urban politics.
Latin Americas decolonization was significantly different from that of Africa's because
A. Latin America had never been part of the slave trade B. There were fewer nations in Latin America than in Africa C. Latin America was only controlled by Spain and Portugal, while in Africa there were many more European nations present D. Independence movements had occurred in the nineteenth century but we're not followed by industrialization