The French wanted to control the interior basin of Louisiana because they

a. liked its climate.
b. wanted to keep the area unfortified.
c. sought to block imperial encroachment by Spain in the Gulf of Mexico region.
d. feared Dutch expansion into the territory.
e. saw it as a dumping ground for undesirables.


c

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All of the following increased tensions between North and South over slavery EXCEPT

a. the Fugitive Slave Act b. Uncle Tom's Cabin c. "Bleeding Kansas" d. the rise of the Know-Nothing Party e. John Brown's raid

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The French in Louisiana depended on an alliance with the

a. Natchez tribe. b. Choctaws. c. Chicasaws. d. Creeks.

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