Explain the conflict over the admission of Missouri to statehood and the resulting compromise. Why did Thomas Jefferson say that the Missouri issue, "like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror"?
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What did William Seward's foreign policy include?
A) avoiding entangling foreign alliances B) concentrating on promoting trade and commerce C) alliances with major European powers D) U.S. domination of the Americas E) U.S. acquisition of Mexico, but not Canada
John Bell and the Constitutional Union party had their greatest support in the 1860 election in the
A) western states of Oregon and California. B) southern states of Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama. C) northeastern states of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. D) border states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.
Most early governments were headed by ___________.
A. representatives B. a council of elders C. a single powerful leader D. religious professionals
Which of these statements accurately describes recent environmental developments?
A. The most visible environmentally-based movement in the 1980s was the Green Party in Germany. B. Green movements have developed in an effort to restrict the spread of environmental-protection efforts. C. Communist regimes were the creators of the environmental movement. D. Greens in northern Europe are now focused on animal rights issues only. E. Charter 77 worked diligently to advance the appropriate development of pollution because its members believed pollution indicated progress.