Among the major sources of the tension between Britain and the United States in the 1840s was

Among the major sources of the tension between Britain and the United States in the 1840s was

Answer: American involvement in Canadian rebellions and border disputes.

The conflict between President Tyler and Whig leaders like Henry Clay took place over issues of

The conflict between President Tyler and Whig leaders like Henry Clay took place over issues of

Answer: banking and tariff policy

By the 1850s, most northerners could be described as?

By the 1850s, most northerners could be described as?

Answer: opposed to slavery but also hostile to immediate abolitionists

After 1830, most southerners came to look on slavery as?

After 1830, most southerners came to look on slavery as?

Answer: a positive good, though it was once called a necessary evil

Frederick Douglass and some other abolitionists sought to end slavery by?

Frederick Douglass and some other abolitionists sought to end slavery by?

Answer: promoting antislavery political movements like the Free Soil and Republican parties

Most of the early abolitionists were motivated by?

Most of the early abolitionists were motivated by?

Answer: religious feeling against the "sin" of slavery

The African American family under slavery was?

The African American family under slavery was?

Answer: generally stable and mutually supportive

Most slave owners treated their slaves as?

Most slave owners treated their slaves as?

Answer: economically profitable investments

Most of the growth in the African American `slave population before 1860 came from

Most of the growth in the African American `slave population before 1860 came from

Answer: natural reproduction

The condition of the 500,000 or so free blacks was

The condition of the 500,000 or so free blacks was

Answer: as bad or worse in the north than in the south

The only group of white southerners who strongly opposed slavery and the slave owners were

The only group of white southerners who strongly opposed slavery and the slave owners were

Answer: Appalachian mountain whites

Even though they owned no slaves, most southern whites supported the slave system because?

Even though they owned no slaves, most southern whites supported the slave system because?

Answer: they felt racially superior to blacks and hoped to be able to buy slaves

Most southern slave owners held how many slaves?

Most southern slave owners held how many slaves?

Answer: fewer than ten slaves

Among the economic consequences of the South's cotton economy was

Among the economic consequences of the South's cotton economy was

Answer: a dependence on the North for trade and manufacturing

A large portion of the profits from cotton growing went to?

A large portion of the profits from cotton growing went to?

Answer: northern traders and European manufacturers

The invention that transformed the southern cotton economy was?

The invention that transformed the southern cotton economy was?

Answer: the cotton gin

The primary market for southern cotton production was?

The primary market for southern cotton production was?

Answer: britain

The transcendentalist writers such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller stressed the ideas of

The transcendentalist writers such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller stressed the ideas of

Answer: inner truth and individual self-reliance.

The Knickerbocker Group of American writers included

The Knickerbocker Group of American writers included

Answer: Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant.

Two leading female imaginative writers who added to New England's literary prominence were

Two leading female imaginative writers who added to New England's literary prominence were

Answer: Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickinson.