One reason that Mexico became concerned with the presence of so many American settlers in Texas by the late 1820s was that Americans __________
A) were too eager to convert to Catholicism
B) opposed annexation to the United States
C) established a dictatorial government in Texas
D) brought thousands of slaves to Texas
D
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Evaluate the reasons that slavery expanded in the United States after 1820. What were the major factors accounting for the expansion of the slave population after 1820?
What were some of the southern defenses of the institution? What caused the growing northern opposition to slavery? Why was there a growing inability for either side to compromise on the issue of slavery?
Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that Southern states would gain increased power in Congress when readmitted to the Union because:
A. Southern congressmen could use the threat of secession to intimidate Northern representatives B. Southern congressmen would chair the key congressional committees C. The number of Southern states had increased D. For purposes of congressional representation, African Americans would count as a full person rather than as three-fifths of a person
What caused the population of Europe to swell during the eighteenth century?
a) People were healthier and lived longer. b) Massive internal migration helped populations grow. Consider This: Europeans in this period enjoyed a bigger and more varied diet. See 5.1: A Sudden Acceleration. c) International trade meant exposure to many different germs, improving European immune systems. Consider This: Europeans in this period enjoyed a bigger and more varied diet. See 5.1: A Sudden Acceleration. d) Elites privatized land, increasing their farm sizes, so they never again worried about food shortages. Consider This: Europeans in this period enjoyed a bigger and more varied diet. See 5.1: A Sudden Acceleration.
What does the Sumner-Brooks incident tell us about the United States in 1856?
A) Violence would not go unpunished in Congress. B) The South was beginning to turn against slavery. C) The North valued the idea of free labor over the Fugitive Slave Act. D) Slavery was becoming such a divisive issue that members of Congress, where all issues should be debated peacefully, were engaging in physical violence.