The German Use of submarine warfare caused tension to increase between the United States and Germany. Their submarines were called U-Boats.
The correct answer is West Africa
The rice plantations were labor intensive and the farm holders relied on slave labor. The slaves working on the farms came from West Africa and were transported through the Atlantic. They comprised those captured in battle or sold as punishment
The states contributed to rising inflation following the revolutionary war by "printing their own money," since this was before there was any system in the US that mandated a single, solis currency.
The southern states reacted negatively to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They were shocked and protested against Abraham Lincoln's election because they were not in favor of his propaganda to free the slave states (which mostly were in the Southern parts).