Why did abolitionists blame some northern industrialists for perpetuating slavery?
A) Some industrialists were vocal supporters of slavery.
B) Some industrialists prospered by making cloth from cotton produced by slaves.
C) Some industrialists owned southern plantations.
D) Some industrialists wanted to introduce slavery back into the North.
Answer: B
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a. Conservatives preferred death to change; liberals advocated adopting Western technology but not ideas b. Conservatives wanted an emperor; liberals wanted democracy c. Conservatives wanted to expel all Christians; the latter wanted to tolerate them d. Conservatives repressed women; liberals wanted to liberate them e. Conservatives wanted an alliance with Japan; liberals did not
A tariff applied in 1828 to protect Northern factories, infuriating Southerners and spawning the Nullification Crisis, was called the Tariff of ____________________.
A. Antimasonry B. Abominations C. Political Violence D. Nullification
Which of the following contributed the most to Whig candidate Winfield Scott’s defeat in the presidential election of 1852?
a) He allied himself with the wing of the Whig party led by Senator William Seward. b) He supported nativist Whigs and promised to restrict immigrant voting rights. c) He advocated a program of limited government involvement in the economy. d) He opposed proposals to increase tariffs and create a national bank.
Thousands of Americans immigrated to Texas as a result of
a. Mexico's new immigration policy. b. wars with Native Americans. c. pressure from the federal government. d. missionary activity.