1) Which explains why the Compromise of 1850 intensified the argument about slavery?
A)People for and against slavery migrated to Western states to influence laws.
B)Free states in the West added more antislavery votes to Congress.
C)The equal division of slave and free territories displeased people on both sides.***
D)The Fugitive Slave Act led to a migration of abolitionists to the South.
5)Which of these was a consequence of a growing textile industry in the United States?
A)decreased need for unskilled workers
B)decreased number of inventions
C)increased cost and reduced efficiency
D)increased demand for slave labor***
6)American businessmen seeking to import goods from European companies would have benefited the
most from the invention of which of the following?
A)George Westinghouse
B)Cyrus Field
C)Sarah E. Goode
D)George Pullman***
7) Which factor contributed most to the U.S. acquisition of Florida in 1819?
A)the defeat of Great Britain in the War of 1812
B)U.S. military victories in C)Florida during the 1810s
Spain's loss of control over its South American territories
D)territorial disputes between Mexico and the United States***
8)Which of the following provided settlers free land if they agreed to move west to live and farm on the land?
A)Gold Rush Act of 1863
B)Homestead Act of 1862 ***
C)Monroe Doctrine
D)Oregon Territory Treaty
1) C
5) D
6) D
7) D
8) B
1 answer
The others are correct.