In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were
a. westward expansion and Indian removal.
b. the end of property qualifications for voting and political conventions.
c. the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union.
d. hard money and banking regulation.
e. slavery and economic distress.
e
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A. an Algerian communist group B. a French resistance movement C. a Muslim extremist group D. a Christian unification movement
According to nineteenth-century economist John Smith Dye, the entire history of the United States was the record of repeated
A) abolitionist attempts to foment slave rebellion in the South. B) efforts by the federal government to destroy states' rights. C) Southern plots to expand slavery. D) slaveholder conspiracies to destroy the Union.
Which statement best describes the growing movement of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe?
a. It was resisted by liberals, who felt that all ethnic groups should live together harmoniously. b. It advocated the formation of one European nation to end economic and military conflicts. c. It was radical since it encouraged people to shift their political loyalty away from existing states and rulers. d. It found its best expression in the writings of John Stuart Mill. e. It declined after the Congress of Vienna.
Describe the challenges faced by farmers and rural America during the Depression, and summarize the efforts to address their plight.
What will be an ideal response?