Which of the following best explains the westward spread of cotton cultivation between 1830 and 1860?
A) the political interests of the Federalists and the Whigs
B) the availability of inexpensive indentured white labor
C) the collapse of the Indian cotton industry
D) growing demand for cotton in Britain and New England
Answer: D
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A. The influence-peddling scheme of the "Keating five" which led to a housing "bubble." B. The deregulation of financial institutions, which allowed them to engage in risky practices such as "subprime" mortgages. C. The collapse of hundreds of savings and loan institutions, which had a ripple effect throughout the American economic system. D. The overregulation of Wall Street, which began in the Clinton administration, eventually paralyzed credit markets.
Which of these was most closely tied to the migration of the English rural poor from the countryside to cities in the sixteenth century?
A. the Reformation B. enclosure C. English efforts at colonization D. deflation
What was the philosophy of responsible leaders?
A) War will come only if invited, only if those you govern are abused. B) Appearance of a strong military deters any invaders. C) A strong navy is the key to victory. D) If you want peace, prepare for war. E) The world is need of no more great leaders, but a few less.
The writings of Edgar Allan Poe were
A. mostly ignored during his lifetime. B. largely focused on southern society. C. primarily sad and macabre. D. completely ignored in Europe after his death. E. acclaimed by many American writers in his time.