James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he
a. campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty.
b. had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier.
c. controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania.
d. had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience.
e. could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
e
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The term matter philosophers has been applied to
a. the theoreticians of Miletus. b. early Athenian philosophers. c. the Ionian thinkers. d. teachers in the Sophist tradition. e. the Pythagoreans.
The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged settlement in western lands because it
A. made land extremely affordable to those who would make improvements upon it. B. gave away 160-acre lots of land to settlers who promised not to bring slaves. C. made land available for purchase at only $125 an acre. D. provided a modest stipend for seed and farming equipment.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. natural selection
What will be an ideal response?
Manchukuo was the name that Japanese gave to Indonesia after they conquered it.
a. true b. false