Following the Mexican War for Independence, New England mariners discovered the California region could provide resources for the __________ industry.
a. iron
b. shoe
c. textile
d. timber
b. shoe
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"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that
a. southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. b. his duty was to protect federal installations from assault. c. firm political and economic pressure would bring an end to secession. d. secession was just a political tactic to enhance southern power in Congress. e. the Constitution did not authorize him to force southern states to stay in the Union.
The life and writings of Su Dungpo embodied the concept of
a. Zen meditation. b. Buddhist asceticism. c. Daoist retreat into nature. d. Confucian humanism.
Which party in the election of 1860 defined its platform as "the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the law"?
a. The Democratic party b. The Republican party c. The Constitutional Union party d. The Know-Nothing (American) party e. The Conscience Whig party
New England shipbuilders suffered particular economic hardship in the aftermath of the war because
a. international trade had slumped across the globe. b. cheap French competition stole their business. c. Britain had banned the sale of American farm products in the West Indies, which had been a staple of the American shipping business. d. wartime destruction had depleted the local lumber supply.