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The election of abe lincoln caused the southerners to believe he would take slavery away, resulting in them seceding from the U.S. starting the civil war
I believe the correct answer would be C. A presidential appointment is confirmed by the Senate. This can be seen under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution where it says the certain federal positions that are appointed by the president of the US should be confirmed by the US Senate.
No, it is false that the Counter Reformation and Council of Trent squashed all hopes that the Protestants and Catholics would reconcile, since in the modern world the two groups operate side by side with little difficulty.
If US settlers decided to settle in Texas, they would be covered by the Mexican Colonization Law that stated that they could get large pieces of land cheaply, they would have tax cuts, and they would also have increased protection from the Mexican government.