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  Secretary of State Abel Upshur argued that slavery helped to unite the nation because slavery  

  James K. Polk intended to expand the nation and hoped to include all the following territories in the United States EXCEPT  

  Which statement regarding the railroad industry after the Civil War is NOT true?  

  Why was the presidential election of 1800 particularly important to U.S. history?  

  Although elected on a Whig ticket, John Tyler disagreed with Whig policy. What was one of the few things upon which Tyler and the Whigs agreed?  

  Why were abolitionists deemed a menace even by some northerners?  

  Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison disagreed over whether  

  What did Nat Turner, David Walker, and Maria Stewart have in common?  

  Upon which of the following statements would slavery apologist George Fitzhugh and Free-Soiler Salmon Chase have agreed?  

  What skill was considered the foundation of a civil society and was therefore widely taught to newly enfranchised voters?