An economic cause of increasing sectional conflict on the eve of the Civil War was the decreasing importance of the
A) canal system.
B) cotton crop on the foreign market.
C) southern wheat crop.
D) Mississippi River.
D
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What did Lyman Beecher help launch in the 1820s and 1830s to advance moral reform in New England and the nation?
A) the Unitarian Church B) voluntary societies composed of members of several different Protestant religious beliefs C) Congregational Church auxiliary organizations D) joint Catholic-Protestant educational and moral reform organizations
The Protestant Reformation was initially sparked by:
A) Martin Luther. B) John Knox. C) John Calvin. D) Henry VIII.
Which of the following statements is consistent with the population of Europe during the 19th century?
A) The population of Europe increased more than it did during the previous 20 centuries. B) Forty million Europeans emigrated. C) The population increased by 130 percent. D) Mortality rates declined. E) all of the above.
Which one of the following was not a successful Texas entrepreneur?
A. Mary Kay Ash B. Herb Kelleher C. Judith Zaffirini D. H. Ross Perot