Who blocked U.S. annexation of Texas in 1838 with a 22-day filibuster in Congress?
A) Andrew Jackson B) John Tyler
C) John C. Calhoun D) John Quincy Adams
D
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What was one negative aspect of city growth?
A. There was no effective public transportation until after World War I. B. Factories were often located on the outskirts of cities, far from where workers lived. C. Most cities had laws limiting the size of buildings, making overcrowding imminent. D. Zoning rules were designed to create ethnically-segregated neighborhoods.
Which of the following helps explain why agricultural technology was relatively primitive in the Cotton Kingdom?
A) Southerners preferred to invest in slaves rather than in machines. B) Southerners could not afford expansive mechanical harvesters. C) Southerners thought that newer agricultural technology was “unmanly.” D) Southerners faced stiff tariffs on imported machinery.
Benjamin Lundy was a proslavery advocate who published a newspaper in Baltimore during the 1820s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The acropolis is defined as
A) the fortified location of the Parthenon. B) the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient town. C) the highest point of the city. D) where the goddess Athena resides. E) All of these