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Which discovery made American settlers travel west in the 1840s and 1850s?
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In the 1840s' President James Polk added territory and secured American borders through separate successful diplomatic negotiations with?
mexico and great britain
Which organization was largely responsible for prohibition laws that passed in the US states in the 1830s and 1840s?
American Temperance Society, U S A test prep
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands(territory bought from Mexico) should be free or slave states.
How did abolitionism and anti-slavery shape American politics in the 1840s and 1850s?
During the 1840s, abolitionism entered mainstream American life. With the publication of anti-slavery newspapers like North Star and political activism especially amongst religious women in the northeast, abolishing slavery became an important topic in politics. Laws such as The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 both dealt with issues of slavery/anti-slavery, and slavery/anti-slavery sentiments bred the new political party, the Republican party.
Who was the main advocate of states rights in the 1830s and 1840s?
Daniel Webster
What is the verb in this sentence Settlers reached the Oregon Territory in the 1840s.?
It is "reached".
Why did settlers move to the west in the 1840s?
because they wanted to start a new live!
California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the?
Discovery of gold and silver.
What contributed most to the settlement of California in the late 1840s and early 1850's?
the discovery of mineral deposits
How did people travel on railroads to give goods in the 1840s?
They used wagon trains and loved the way they had to travel!!
What caused the American fur trading to end by the 1840s?
Great Britain heavily taxed the fur trade in Oregon in the 1840s
What teritory became part of the US in the 1840s before the civil war?
The Oregon Territory became part of the United States in the 1840's just before the Civil War. The discovery of the Oregon Trail led to many wagon trains and settlers going to Oregon Territory.
Durning the 1840s and 1850s American industry?
This is not a question and you misspell.
How did hotels symbolize the American spirit in the 1820s through 1840s?
Hotels symbolize the American spirit in 1820s through the 1840s by showing how eager people were to show American pride especially around holidays such as independence day.
By the 1840s over half the value of American exports was derived from?
Cotton
By the 1840s over half the value of American export was derived from?
cotton
Name at least two years two ways in which evangelical activists influenced American culture during the 1830s and 1840s?
The reform activism are some of the things that influenced the American culture during the 1830s and 1840s.
