The supporters of "free soil" in the territories made all of the following arguments EXCEPT that
A) northern white farmers could not compete with large-scale slave labor.
B) blacks should be granted equality and allowed to seek western lands.
C) slavery was a moral evil and should not be extended.
D) free western land belonged to white men only.
Answer: B
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A) blacks, whether slave or free, were not citizens and could not sue in a court of law B) slaves were citizens but could not sue in a court of law C) only free blacks had legal rights D) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was unconstitutional
Why was the presidential campaign of 2008 considered a history-making campaign?
A. It was the most costly electoral contest in the nation's history and involved the first woman and the first African American to have a realistic chance at the White House. B. It was the shortest electoral contest in the nation's history and involved the first woman and the first African American to have a realistic chance at the White House. C. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tied for the Democratic nomination on "Super Tuesday" and remained tied, even after the next 11 primaries and the Maine caucus. D. Far fewer Americans paid attention to the presidential election than they did during any previous presidential election in the nation's history.
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A) France B) Italy C) Russia D) Spain
The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act __________
A) guaranteed that all workers would be paid a nationally established minimum wage B) granted workers the right to organize and collectively bargain C) gave management the right to forbid the "closed shop" D) gave the president power to end strikes that threatened the nation's welfare E) did not help workers who were not already unionized