Antislavery Senator Daniel Webster agreed to compromise with proslavery senators because <em>A. He was willing to compromise to keep the United States together</em>. Senator Calhoun's speech stated that southerners should have the right to take slaves, as their personal properties, anywhere. Although an abolitionist, Senator Daniel Webster was willing to comprise to keep the Union together, that was more important to him than free soil.
Financial experts warned the public the the American Economy is slowing down. With this warning in mind, investors started selling their shares in large numbers in September 1929. By 24th October 1929, 12.8 million shares were sold and another 16 million shares were sold at a very low price on 29th October 1929. The panic selling of shares lead to the collapse of the stock market in New York.
The aftermath of the wall street crash was very disastrous. Investors lost their money and was not able to pay off their debts. Many banks closed, leaving their depositors with no money nor hope for the future. Ordinary people lost their means to buy foods and other basic needs like shelter and clothes. Companies have to downsize resulting to firing of redundant workers and lowering the wages of the remaining workers. Unemployment rose to very high level.
The Wall Street Crash led to the beginning of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Philippines could not go to Germany or France because they were both economic rivals.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Mc Kinley was always in favor of keeping Philippines with them so that it did not go to countries like Germany and France because both these countries were economic rivals of the United States of America so it would be bad for the economy if Philippines is given away would turn out to be a bad decision. More over it was necessary to civilize the backward people.
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US president Roosevelt sought to provide assistance for the allies,while still keeping the United States out of the war.Lend-Lease Act of March 1941 was the wartime aid program,which allowed the US to sell,lend or give war materials to nations the US administration wanted to support.
Roosevelt began by asking Congress to amend the Neutrality Laws to allow arms sales to the Allies.
