In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was
a. to be banned.
b. protected by federal law.
c. to be decided by popular sovereignty.
d. to be ignored until either territory applied for admission to statehood.
e. to be decided by the Supreme Court.
c
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Which of these was NOT a part of the Meiji Reforms?
A) Redistribution of land. B) A new constitution that limited the powers of the emperor. C) Renewed emphasis on the samurai. D) Students being sent to study in the West, especially science and government. E) A new national bank, new currency, and a new tax system.
The correct chronological order of the following events is
A. Berlin Wall, Vienna summit, Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs. B. Bay of Pigs, Vienna summit, Berlin Wall, Cuban missile crisis. C. Vienna summit, Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuban missile crisis. D. Cuban missile crisis, Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs, Vienna summit. E. Bay of Pigs, Vienna summit, Cuban missile crisis, Berlin Wall.
By the end of ______, almost all of Manchuria was under Communist control.
A. 1932 B. 1947 C. 1953 D. 1959 E. 1961
When the Irish flocked to the United States in the 1840s, they stayed in the larger seaboard cities because they
a. preferred urban life. b. were offered high-paying jobs. c. were welcomed by the people living there. d. were too poor to move west and buy land. e. had experience in urban politics.