Early Federalist leaders like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay called for the abolition of slavery because slavery __________
A) threatened the republican values of liberty and virtue
B) made the South more economically powerful than the North
C) rejected the ideas of racial equality and justice
D) gave the Southern states more dominance in the House of Representatives
A
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A) the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade B) the role of slavery in the Virginian economy C) English power in the lower Mississippi River valley D) the activities of runaway slaves
In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, the United States
A) accepted a southern border excluding Texas. B) purchased southern Arizona from Mexico. C) recognized the independent Republic of Fredonia. D) surrendered its claims to Florida.
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a. Einhard. b. Tacitus. c. Suetonious. d. Belisarius. e. Procopius.
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a. There were more efficient, powerful engines. b. The average size of freighters increased from 200 to 7,500 tons. c. Steel replaced wooden hulls. d. Propellers replaced paddle wheels. e. All of these