The Charleston and Hamburg in South Carolina and the Baltimore and Ohio in Maryland are early examples of __________.
a) railroads
b) canals
c) steamboats
d) reapers
a) railroads
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The Crittenden Compromise was rejected by Lincoln because it
A) expanded the Fugitive Slave Act as one of its key provisions. B) rejected popular sovereignty. C) protected slavery in the New Mexico Territory and California. D) was supported by President Buchanan.
Colonization encouraged trade, industry, and the manufacturing of items such as:
A. weapons, pottery, silks, and leather products. B. pottery, silks, weapons, and fine artistic metalwork. C. fine artistic metalwork, tools, pottery, and silks. D. tools, weapons, pottery, and fine artistic metalwork. E. ships, jewelry, pottery, and weapons
The African diaspora forced thousands of people to adapt to new surroundings. Evaluate the influence of traditional African culture on the slave communities of North America.
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Which of the following statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?
A. Chicago was the railroad center of the West. B. Private investors provided nearly all the capital for rail development. C. Long-distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi River. D. More rail lines were located in the Northeast than in any other part of the country. E. Railroads helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South.