Why did the young Whig Abraham Lincoln oppose the annexation of Texas?
What will be an ideal response?
The Whig party, including Abraham Lincoln, argued that economic development, not territorial expansion, was the key to America's prosperity. Lincoln believed that America should focus on better educating its people and cultivating its current territories. Underlying this argument is the knowledge that acquiring the vast amount of new territory would likely bring the expansion of slavery.
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It was this pioneering scholar who spoke of the "double-consciousness" of Africans living in America:
A) W. E. B. Du Bois. B) James Forten. C) Paul Cuffe. D) James Armistead.
An example of glasnost was
a. Khrushchev's criticism of Stalin. b. the publication of The Gulag Archipelago in the Soviet Union. c. the reporting of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Pravda. d. Brezhnev's New Economic Policy. e. Charter 77.
George Mason suggested the inclusion of __________ in the Constitution
A) a third legislative body B) provisions for a standing army C) a provision outlawing slavery D) a bill of rights
Prior to 1860, hostility among older native-born Americans toward immigrants was spurred in part by
A. concerns that immigrants generally did not participate in politics. B. the refusal by immigrants to adapt to American culture. C. fears of political radicalism. D. the effect they had on the falling price of African slaves. E. the ability of immigrants to command high wages.