Failed compromises--Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act
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After the gaining of land following the Mexican-American War, the Missouri Compromise was thrown out. After that was a series of compromises put into place which essentially was putting a band-aid on a bullet wound. Each pushed off the issues of slave v. free states until the election of 1860. <span />
Answer: Robber Barons
Explanation:
It was how the great American businessmen were jokingly called by the population in the nineteenth century. Not that the problem was in their fortune. The thing is, they got rich at the expense of abuse and compromise with the government.
Answer: B. It represents the main route for settlers moving into the Oregon Territory.
Explanation:
In the early 1800s Americans were encouraged to stretch the USA from the east coast to the west coast in what was called the Manifest destiny. The line above aided in this venture as it enabled people to reach Oregon to the west of the United States.
Rightfully named the Oregon Trail, the line went through four states and allowed hundreds of thousands of people to move to Oregon and other areas in western USA thereby paving the way for the assimilation of those territories into the United States.
A.New York’s mountainous terrain would allow them to set up strong defenses .
Ming Emperor Hongwu (Ju Yuanzhang) became emperor after the mongols were driven out of China.
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