Why did so many Americans oppose Texas annexation?
What will be an ideal response?
The primary opposition to Texas annexation came from the opponents of slavery, who feared that the addition of such a large territory would create more slave states. The addition of congressional representatives from these new slave states would then upset the delicate balance of power in Congress between free and slave states.
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a. They accelerated the flow of immigrants. b. They slowed the flow of immigrants c. They halted and even reversed the flow of immigrants. d. They tripled the number of immigrants arriving each year.
A comparison of Map 5-2 and Map 5-3 reveals
A) failed cities in Spanish territories. B) settlement of western lands between 1820 and 1860. C) rapid urbanization between 1820 and 1860. D) population growth in the United States between 1820 and 1860.
On what was Peter the Great's program of economic development concentrated?
A) Cloth production B) Mining and metallurgical industries C) Rapid urbanization D) Farming
How did geography help shape Greek Civilization?
What will be an ideal response?