Despite the war, 300,000 people migrated to the West, lured mainly by
a. the prospect of free land under the Homestead Act.
b. the ability to push Indians off their land without government interference.
c. the opportunity to flee from federal draft laws.
d. the hope of fleeing slavery.
e. None of these choices are correct.
a
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Women's opportunities in the industrial workplace were limited, but some aspects of the industrial social order provided opportunities for change such as __________.
A. the association of certain professions with domesticity B. employers' tendency to hire younger, single women C. the growing prominence of the feminist movement D. increased access to higher education
The South believed that Britain would support them in their war effort because the British
A) strongly believed in slave ownership. B) sought revenge on the North for the American Revolution. C) needed cotton. D) wanted the Confederacy as part of their empire.
Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision invalidated this agreement
A) Compromise of 1850 B) Three-fifths Compromise C) Wilmot Proviso D) Missouri Compromise
Which of the following terms refers to the sale of church offices and other spiritual things?
What will be an ideal response?