Which of the following was true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. It gave the United States immediate access to the Pacific Ocean.
b. It angered most Americans and almost cost Jefferson the 1804 election.
c. It angered eastern merchants but pleased western farmers.
d. It provided land to which eastern Indians could be removed.
d
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The presidential election of 1824
a. was the first to use the electoral college. b. was the first one to see the election of a president who failed to win a majority of the electoral vote from the state electors. c. saw a record high voter turn-out show up at the polls. d. saw the formulation of well-organized political parties. e. was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
What factors motivated the persistence of the idea of dividing California into a northern state and a southern territory?
a. The tax system emphasized land and possessions, not wealth, thus disadvantaging the ranchos of southern California. b. The southern regions felt they were politically dominated by the north. c. Some white newcomers from the southern slave-holding region saw an opportunity for the creation of a new slave state. d. All of the above.
In the 1930s, all the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT
A. Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen. B. U.S.A. by John Dos Passos. C. The Disinherited by Jack Conroy. D. Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathaniel West. E. Studs Lonigan by James T. Farrell.
By 1850 the slave population had reached:
A) over one million. B) over two million. C) over three million. D) over four million.