In the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, Stephen Douglas asserted that
A) slavery was an expansionist institution.
B) African Americans were entitled to the same rights as whites.
C) slavery threatened the status of all workers.
D) slavery should be treated as a local problem.
D
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a. collected and published the stories of many freed slaves. b. primarily dealt with the trials and tribulations of wealthy Americans in the works they wrote. c. had to adhere to strict language and story-line restrictions established by the Works Projects Administration d. were usually critical of Roosevelt and the New Deal.
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
a. moved the United States away from its democratic ideals. b. marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties. c. occurred after he left the presidency. d. caused America to do what the British had been doing for a generation regarding the election of a legislative body. e. came about despite strong opposition from top officers in U.S. Continental Army and the U.S. Navy.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, why did cotton become the major economic crop of the American South?
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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Sack of Constantinople
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