Missouri was allowed to enter the Union as a slave state because __________
A) Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state
B) northern senators supported a new fugitive slave law
C) southern senators compromised on a tariff bill
D) Vermont was allowed to enter the Union as a free state
Answer: A
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a. Sugar cane and molasses b. Rice c. Indigo d. Woven cotton cloth.
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A) received little backing from the home front. B) was small, but effective in battle. C) fueled modern nationalism and was raised through total mobilization of the population. D) was totally defeated by foreign aristocratic forces. E) got weaker and smaller as the decade went by.
Which of the following statements about the Scottsboro case is LEAST accurate?
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