Between 1840 and 1860, the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from
A. England and Russia.
B. Ireland and Germany.
C. England and Ireland.
D. Italy and Russia.
E. Ireland and Italy.
Answer: B
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Walt Whitman expressed his love of American democracy and individuality by means of
A) painting B) sculpture C) novels D) poetry
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A) New England merchants B) Chesapeake slave traders C) British West Indian planters D) American rum distillers
Supporters of "manifest destiny" argued that
a) we control our own destiny. b) God had ordained these lands for exclusive use by the American people as a showcase for liberty and democracy. c) God sanctioned war against the Mexican people for their Catholicism. d) God ruled the destinies of men. e) Protestants had a moral obligation to spread the word of God to the natives.