The growth of coastal cities in the United States between 1790 and 1820 is most closely linked to which of the following?
A) immigration
B) the booming international shipping trade
C) migration from the countryside
D) the abolition of slavery in New England
Answer: B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What does it mean that some Americans believed the United States had "continental destiny"?
a. It means that some Americans believed that the United States should control all of the North American continent. b. It means that some Americans believed that the United States should expand from the East coast to the West coast, controlling all the lands in between. c. It means that some Americans believed that the United States should support Latin American countries fighting for their independence. d. It means that some Americans believed that the United States should join with continental Europe to fight the British Empire. e. It means that some Americans believed that the United States should join with the continental European countries that opposed Latin American independence.
What impact did slavery have on the southern value system?
a. The presence of slave labor created an egalitarian value system among the white majority. b. Slavery created constant tension between slaveowners and nonslaveowners. c. The availability of slave labor had the effect of devaluing free labor in the South. d. Slavery created a strong sense of community responsibility among the white majority.
America's poorest minority group in the 1960s was the ________ , while today's fastest growing minority group in America is the ________
A) African Americans; Mexican Americans B) Native Americans; Mexican Americans C) Mexican Americans; Asian Americans D) Asian Americans; African Americans