In the mid-1850s, the struggle over Kansas saw
A. a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.
B. John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers.
C. President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory.
D. federal troops take military control of the region.
E. the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas.
B
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The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at
A. Europe. B. American Indians. C. Asia. D. southern slaveholders. E. Mexico.
Which of the following was a major effect of the labor shortage caused by the war?
A) a dramatic rise in wages for all workers B) a great migration of southern African Americans to northern cities C) a worsening in government-labor relations D) a decrease in the number of working women E) the construction of more factories
Many tenants, sharecroppers, and even a few small farmers left the Dust Bowl area because __________
A. the California economy was booming B. the cost of living was cheaper in California C. they could not pay the high property taxes on farm land D. they were forced off the land by tractors and day laborers, as landowners consolidated small farms into much larger farms
Which of the following is true of organized labor during the 1950s? a. The major unions were unsuccessful in getting pension plans for their members. b. Union membership grew slowly because of the transition to a service-oriented economy. c. Since most of the new jobs created were for blue-collar workers in heavy industry, union membershipincreased dramatically
d. Through collective bargaining, workers considerably narrowed the wage gap between men and women.