Because of its railroads, stockyards, and grain elevators, which of the following cities dominated the economy of the Midwest by the middle of the nineteenth century?
a. Chicago
b. Milwaukee
c. Minneapolis
d. St. Louis
a
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What happened to social reform when many states wrote constitutions during the Revolution?
A) It was neglected because of wartime necessities. B) Many states seized the occasion to introduce important political and social reforms. C) It focused on limiting the ability of the powerful to exploit the powerless. D) It became identified with Loyalism.
The rejection of the Lecompton Constitution in 1858 meant that
A) its sponsors lost political prestige in the North. B) slavery would be abolished in Kansas. C) Kansas would enter the Union as a free state. D) Kansas would remain a territory.
The most complex political structure among North American Indians was that of the
a. Cahokians b. Cherokee c. Huron d. Iroquois e. Chippewa
During the antebellum period, what happened to the birthrate among native-born white women?
A) It declined. B) It rose slightly. C) It remained the same. D) It rose dramatically. E) none of these choices