_______'s famous phrase "a house divided against itself cannot stand" was in reference to the country's division over the issue of slavery. He was saying that a __________ needed to be reached on this issue.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Lincoln; consensus
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The abolition of laws supporting __________ was seen as a step toward preventing the emergence of an American aristocracy.
a. slavery b. the subordination of women c. federalism d. primogeniture
Throughout the 1830s, the U.S. government pursued the policy of __________
A) removing Indians from the Southeast B) assimilating Indians into white society C) forcing Indians to relocate to the Southeast D) leaving Indians alone as much as possible
All of the following statements regarding John Quincy Adams are true except he
a. was the son of Federalist President John Adams. b. served with distinction as secretary of state for James Monroe. c. negotiated the treaty by which the United States acquired Florida. d. opposed federal support for internal improvements. e. supported a strong national government.
Some of the worst urban violence in the 1900s occurred in the
a. 1965 riots that occurred in the black Watts area of Los Angeles. . b. 1968 urban riots in reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. c. summer riots of 1966 and 1967 in Cleveland, Detroit, Omaha, Newark, and several other cities. d. all of these e. none of these