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Question Question 1 In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas were Select one: a. white southerners and their slaves. b. white northerners. c. free blacks. d. whites from the Far West. e. recently-arrived European immigrants. Question 2 Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that Select one: a. the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size. b. the United States should create a vast new “empire o...

Question Question 1 The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest Select one: a. were primarily hunters of small game b. built large irrigation systems for farming c. lived in small, nomadic tribes d. created an economy exclusively based on trade e. primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance Question 2 In the fifteenth century, slavery in Africa Select one: a. was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual b. proscribed that children born of enslaved parents...

Question Question 1 In 1832, Henry Clay sought to use the debate over the Bank of the United States primarily to Select one: a. politically embarrass President Jackson. b. help his reelection to the Senate. c. promote his“American System.” d. boost his presidential candidacy. e. exact revenge on Nicholas Biddle for a perceived slight. Question 2 President Andrew Jackson’s success in abolishing the Bank of the United States Select one: a. caused serious political damage to his administrati...

Question Question 1 The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest Select one: a. were primarily hunters of small game. b. built large irrigation systems for farming. c. lived in small, nomadic tribes. d. created an economy exclusively based on trade. Question 2 The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began Select one: a. with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait. b. with the explorations of Christopher Columbus. c. as a result of t...