Over 80,000 gold miners arrived in California in 1849, swelling the American population of the state
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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Until the eve of the Civil War, most people in the North
a. believed that the Constitution sanctioned slavery to a degree. b. felt that they had little economic stake in slavery one way or the other. c. felt it was important for the U.S. to maintain slavery since the British had abandoned it. d. expected that slavery would be abolished through gradual emancipation. e. believed that Christianity and slavery were incompatible.
Which of the following was a result of the Glorious Revolution?
a. The establishment of a Catholic throne b. The exile of William and Mary c. The creation of the English Bill of Rights d. The end of Catholic-Protestant discrimination e. Catholic rule in Ireland
__________ articulated the policy of containment in an influential 1946 telegram
A) Harry Truman B) George Kennan C) John Foster Dulles D) J. Edgar Hoover
In spite of poor diet, lack of medical care, and a high infant mortality rate, the United States was the only slave society in the Americas where the
A. slave population's life expectancy was greater than that of white Americans. B. slave population grew at a faster rate than the white population. C. slave population increased naturally. D. white population grew significantly faster than the slave population.