The Missouri Compromise, although criticized by many on both sides of the slavery debate, succeeded in keeping the Union together for more than 30 years. In 1854, it was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which dictated that slave or free status was to be decided by popular vote in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska; though both were north of the 36th parallel.
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The only elected person in the White House Administration is the US president.
White House staff are ordinary people hired by the presidential team to run the White House. These people go through a background investigation process and take care of the day-to-day presidential staff, from housework to official government meetings. They do not need to be elected to this.
Answer:
The President
Explanation:
Established in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office. The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself.
Answer:
While both New England and Chesapeake were settled by people of English origin both communities gradually developed on a different scale, not only because of their different geography and basic economics but also because of the kind of people who settled there.
Explanation:
New England was mostly settled by a group of families who came with young children to start a new life. Their aim was to find a safe place to raise their families, away from the religious persecution of Europe.
On the other hand, Chesapeake consisted mostly of single men and people who were seeking a way to make a fortune.
New England also did not offer the same agriculture opportunities. As large-scale farming was difficult, most people relied on timber, fishing and other such means to earn a source of income.
Chesapeake was a rich agriculture land where rice and tobacco could be grown in abundance.
By the mid-1600s, news of large parts of abundant land in the New World had reached England and many young men were trying to make a new life.
By the 1700s, both areas had become thriving communities.
All this gradually gave rise to a very difficult culture in both communities.
Answer:
Boys
Explanation:
men had to work and girls and women did housework.