The major aim of the Free-Soil Party was to
a. expand the right to vote
b. abolish slavery nationwide
c. prevent slavery in the territories
d. encourage the secession of Southern states
Ans: c. prevent slavery in the territories
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What will be an ideal response?
All of the following characterized the Spanish interactions with Native Americans except
a. killing, enslaving, and infecting with European diseases countless Native Americans. b. grafting their culture, laws, religion, and language onto a wide array of native societies. c. frequenly intermarrying Native Americans. d. incorporating aspects of indigenous Native American culture into Spanish culture. e. shunning and eventually isolating the Indians as the English would also eventually do.
How could architects increase the spaciousness and height of a building and reduce the thickness of the supporting walls?
A) Barrel-vaulted ceilings seemed to work for the Gothic architect. B) They could not decrease the weight of the roof, but strengthen the foundation pillars. C) The thickness of the brick was lessened in the areas between arches to accommodate the increased size. D) They could lighten the weight of the ceiling and incorporate the use of stone pillars with arching ribs to deflect the weight of the ceiling. E) None of these
Elizabeth Yale Hancock became a missionary
a. in South America. b. without her parents' consent. c. at the pressure of her family. d. after a divorce from her husband.