"Forty-niners" was the name given to:
a. people who travelled to California to search for gold
b. founders of a new party created to give women the vote
c. the 49 percent who voted for Democrat Lewis Cass against Zachary Taylor for President
d. the 49 fugitive slaves who attempted to start a revolt in Charleston
A
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A) ?Potomac River. B) ?Ohio River. C) ?Columbia River. D) ?Missouri River. E) Arkansas River.
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a. defeated a British attempt to re-institute impressment. b. suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the French. c. put an end to attacks by Barbary pirates. d. was virtually decommissioned.
Pioneering Americans marooned by geography
a. never took the time to explore the beauty of the natural landscape. b. grew to depend on other people for most of their basic needs. c. abandoned the rugged individualism of colonial Americans. d. never looked for any help beyond their immediate family. e. were often ill informed, superstitious, provincial, and fiercely individualistic.
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a. the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. b. the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. c. the much-feared inflation never materialized. d. industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. e. poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery.