The Free Soil party of 1848 included many northerners who opposed slavery´s expansion in the territories because
a. it might break up the Union.
b. it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from wage-earning dependence.
c. it would be an opening wedge to end slavery in the South.
d. slave labor would be unproductive in the West.
e. the southern fire-eaters were already planning further expansion into Central America.
b
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The Spanish government was reluctant to let Americans use the port at New Orleans because Spain:
a. was afraid that the Americans would take over Spanish lands in the West b. had been Britain's ally during the war, and the Spanish still disliked their former foes c. wanted trading rights with America for use of the port, but the U.S. refused d. was busy putting down revolts in its own colonies
The first major reversal for the Axis occurred in
a. Germany. b. Egypt. c. Ethiopia. d. England. e. Italy.
In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was
A. 4,000. B. 1,000. C. 5,000. D. 2,000. E. 500.
In 1945, when the United States Senate considered the proposed United Nations, it
A. put the question to a national referendum. B. made major changes to its charter. C. quickly ratified the agreement by a large majority. D. initially rejected American membership. E. refused to vote on the charter for nearly a year.