John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ Party
a. Whig
b. Southern Rights Democratic
c. Democratic
d. Republican
e. American
b
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At the Hartford Convention, representatives from five New England states __________
A) insisted states could nullify unconstitutional federal actions B) sought a revision of the Constitution C) passed a secession resolution to go into effect by 1815 D) condemned the terms of the Treaty of Ghent
The text authors conclude that coordinating the war effort within the British-American-Soviet Grand Alliance was difficult since "each Ally had a separate agenda"
Describe in what ways British, American, and Soviet wartime and postwar objectives were at odds with each other.
The nativists' strongest resentment against the "new" immigrants was grounded in the fear that the newcomer was
A) a political radical. B) an economic competitor. C) racially inferior. D) religiously unorthodox.
Which of the following caused hundreds of deaths and a massive evacuation of nearly all of New Orleans in 2005?
A) Hurricane Andrew B) Mississippi River flooding from heavy spring rains C) Hurricane Katrina D) an earthquake