What law did Stephen Douglas need to repeal in order to gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A) the Wilmot Proviso
B) the Missouri Compromise
C) the Compromise of 1850
D) the Bill of Rights
E) the new Fugitive Slave Law
Answer: B
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A) ?He wanted to defend the principle of federal authority over the states. B) ?He believed it would make the United States look bad in the context of the Cold War. C) ?The Soviets had highlighted images of civil unrest to make the case that the United States was not ready for world leadership. D) ?He wanted quick and swift action in favor of civil rights. E) ?None of these are correct.
Which of the following was a feature of open-range ranching?
a. The rounding up of wild cattle roaming free on the range b. The slaughtering and butchering of cattle on the range c. The purchase of thousands of acres of land for grazing d. The grazing of cattle on public land
The completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 cut transportation time between ____ and ____ from months to weeks
a. Europe; Egypt b. America; Europe c. Europe; South Asia d. America; South Asia e. Europe; East Asia
Jacksonian democracy reconciled its defense of both economic populism and capitalism by means of free-market competiton.
a. true b. false