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3 years ago

In the 1850s, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad, as select one:

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As non-slave owning northerners and slave owning southerners could not agree on a route, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad in the 1850s.

During the 1850s, slavery was already a huge issue and one of the most controversial acts during this era was the Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act,

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The correct option is;

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3) Improved fiscal stability as well as control of the inflation rate by supranational central bank.

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