To prevent the breakup of the Union, Senator John Crittenden proposed:
a. a system of co-presidents, with one from the South and one from North.
b. outlawing slave sales across state lines.
c. a constitutional amendment that would extend the Missouri Compromise line.
d. arresting the leaders of the secession movement.
c. a constitutional amendment that would extend the Missouri Compromise line.
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A) ?? It led to the defeat of the Taos Indians. B) ?? It was one battle in the continuing war between the Taos and Apache Indians. C) ?? It led to subsequent Indian attacks and the expulsion of the Spanish from New Mexico for over a decade. D) ?? It marked the end of the Spanish empire and the beginning of French predominance. E) ?? It brought the Spanish into a head-on collision with the French over control of New Mexico's capital, Santa Fe.
What weakened the Inca civilization in the years before it was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?
A. an earthquake B. famine C. a smallpox epidemic D. defeat by another rival empire
In terms of its relations with neighboring powers, the Song
a. met their ultimate demise at the hands of the Mongols. b. was able to maintain a permanent dominance over the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchens. c. reconquered the northern region controlled by the Uighurs. d. learned from the mistakes of the Tang and avoided a similar fate. e. conquered Japan, the first time that this had happened.
Why was the system of checks and balances included in the Constitution?
What will be an ideal response?