The Free Soilers were most concerned that one of the adverse long-term effects of extending slavery in the western territories would
a. be an indefinite delay in the admission of western territories as states in the union.
b. cause costly wage labor to wither away and, thus, close the opportunity for the American worker to own property.
c. enable, through enhanced profits, and permit small farmers to purchase more land.
d. be to undermine the moral case against slavery.
e. None of these choices are correct.
b
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a. promoting peaceful and friendly relations between different ethnic groups. b. spreading technology. c. bringing previously isolated societies into contact with other nations and cultures. d. promoting religious toleration and ending the persecution of non-Christians around the globe. e. all of the above.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)