As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because
a. of innate liberalism.
b. the Democrats consistently presented superior presidential and congressional candidates to the other parties.
c. many Democrats involved in interstate commerce did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South.
d. the Democrats were the only national party.
e. the presidential Democratic candidates were the only major or minor party candidates truly committed to preserving the Union at almost any cost.
c
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A) It ended the Thirty Years' War. B) It is considered the first modern state treaty. C) Dutch Protestants were freed from Spanish rule. D) It failed to settle the religious issues of the Investiture Controversy. E) It stressed the importance of a sovereign state.
By mid-century, the birth rate was declining, but population continued to grow. The explanation for this paradox is also the explanation for another development in those years, the
A. Ostend Manifesto. B. rise of the medical and nursing professions in the United States. C. Gadsden Purchase. D. rise of the short-lived American Party.
Which of the following was true of late nineteenth-century department stores?
A) They sought to make shopping exciting. B) They were only frequented by women. C) Most of their customers were poor. D) They found it difficult to compete with traditional consumer outlets.
What was the impact of the spread of Islam on Africa and the slave trade?
A) It ended the slave trade. B) The slave trade ended only in Muslim countries. C) The slave trade expanded as part of the trans-Saharan trade routes. D) The slave trade was fostered as part of Muslim ideology.