The reason it took so long for Florida to become a state was because it took forever for the union and the Confederates finish fighting over the territory <span />
They were called the Patriots
War with Mexico and the alamo and it also sparked the transcendentalist era, and plus it was one of the earliest examples of civil disobedience by henry David Thoreau
The answer would be D, push Americans to buy American-made products
Quakers in England were often persecuted because they spoke out about their radically different beliefs, and many refused to pay taxes to support the Church of England (D).
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