The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have
a. prohibited slavery north of 36° 30'.
b. guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36° 30'.
c. annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States.
d. repealed the Fugitive Slave Law.
e. permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'.
a, b, e
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Which statement about the thirteen new state constitutions is FALSE?
a. They were written documents. b. They lacked a specific bill of rights. c. They required the annual election of state legislators. d. They granted the state legislatures more power than governors. e. They created weak executive and judicial branches.
The child depicted in this painting reflects what idea of Puritans? Puritan photo
a. Children were gifts from God and should be well cared for and well dressed. b. Children were considered small adults. c. Children wore many layers of clothing for modesty's sake. d. Dressing children like their parents were God-like. e. No expense should be spared in clothing children, because their outfits were another indication that the parents were saved.
Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their
A. contempt of northern capitalism. B. kinship relationships. C. fear of federal authority. D. perception of white racial superiority. E. intense national pride.
Americans encountered a Spanish-speaking culture in which of the following places?
A) New Mexico. B) Texas. C) California. D) All of these answers are correct.