What was Abraham Lincoln's position on the Mexican War?
A) He opposed the war as unjust despite his support for the expansion of America .
B) He supported the war as contributing to America's Manifest Destiny.
C) He supported the war as contributing to the growth of the American economy.
D) He opposed the war but felt that each new territory should decide whether slavery should be permitted there.
E) He opposed the war and felt that territorial expansion was a threat to America's future.
E
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A. Abraham Lincoln was elected with less than half of the popular vote. B. Abraham Lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback. C. the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery. D. Stephen Douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote. E. disenchanted northern Democrats nominated John Bell for president.
The primary threat to Rome in the third century came from the migration of __________ peoples into the northern reaches of the empire.
A. German B. Gallic C. Persian D. Slavic
Which one of the following was true of Native American culture prior to conquest?
A) Gender divisions of labor were established by the Native Americans arrival in the Americas. B) Women were typically not involved in decision making. C) A strict gender division of labor between hunting men and farming women was widespread. D) It is hard to make generalizations about gender divisions of labor.
Who named the Philippines?
a. Malaya b. China c. Dutch d. Spain e. Portugal