Although both Whigs and Democrats tried to avoid the slavery issue in Congress after the election of 1848, what event first resurrected slavery as a major concern for the federal government?
A) the Gold Rush
B) the Fugitive Slave Act
C) the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D) Dred Scott v. Sandford
A
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A) tobacco B) wheat C) coffee D) cotton E) tin
Why was it significant that the 1964 Republican presidential candidate was from Arizona?
A) It marked the importance of growing American trade ties with Mexico. B) It signified the growing political power of liberal elements in the South and West. C) It represented a larger party shift toward the more conservative South and West. D) It symbolized a growing interest in conservation of various natural environments.
Members of the “Harlem Renaissance” among African American artists and intellectuals felt that to be of African descent:
a. Necessitated a return to Africa, en masse or at least individually. b. Made one more likely to be a Communist, since the proletariat was created by racist policies. c. Made one part of a larger and richer collective history extending beyond the history of slavery. d. Meant that one should reject European art forms and celebrate native African forms of expression only.
What role did economic prosperity play in the success of the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
What will be an ideal response?