The correct answer is - preserved the union.
The Civil War in the United States was a long and bloody conflict. It was between the North and the South, the two halves that had totally different policies and ambitions for the future. Despite the war being terrible and with lot of people who lost their lives, as all wars, something good came out of it too. The big positive of the Civil War was that it actually managed to preserve the unity between the states, thus creating the mighty United States of America, which eventually became the biggest power house on the planet.
Answer: B. The US government exempted the Amish, who do not believe in government assistance, from paying Social Security taxes.
Alexis de Tocqueville's concern for liberty had to do with personal liberties -- with freedom of conscience and belief being protected in a constitutional republic. By respecting the rights of the Amish to exempt themselves from the Social Security system, the government of the United States is allowing them to have liberty of their beliefs. They don't pay into the Social Security system, and also do not receive benefits from it. They choose to care for themselves and one another in the Amish community.
Alexis de Tocqueville's famous work was published in the 1830s. Based on his travels in the early United States, he wrote <em>Democracy in America, </em>in which he detailed how a democratic society functions.
John Adams was the president who sacrificed his popularity.
Some Americans thought that making California a part of the US would strengthen the security of the nation because there was going to be fewer war threats by adding more territory.
Explanation
They believed that it would protect them more from war threats because California provided a coastline to protect the country, which added more territory. Having the control of it, they could build a defense against other countries who would want to invade from the west side.
In addition, California's natural resources such as silver, gold, and fertile soil were very important for the nation, which was in a growing process.
I'm pretty sure the answer is D "Only Roman citizens were allowed to fish and swim in it" although there is a possibilty of it being B because it was controlled by the Roman Empire.