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6. Despite the fact that it was concentrated in California, the Gold Rush contributed to the economic development of other states, such as Nevada and Colorado, because:
  1. The immigrants from the Gold Rush quickly filled these states.
  2. Religious intolerance during the Gold Rush caused many to settle elsewhere.
  3. California quickly became full, forcing settlers to look elsewhere.
  4. The Gold Rush highlighted the profitability of mining and mineral resources.
  5. The Gold Rush caused the United States to want to seize the territory.
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7. Why was the Dred Scott decision in 1857 a victory for the Southern states?
  1. It reevaluated how slaves counted for population, adding Southern representatives.
  2. It determined that slavery was legal across the nation.
  3. The court decided that inheritance law did apply to slaves.
  4. It granted Southern states the right to secede if they so chose.
  5. It upheld Southern states’ exclusive trade rights with England
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8. Which of the following explains why there were few slave rebellions in the 18th and 19th centuries?
  1. They generally ended in the executions of all slaves presumed to be involved.
  2. Those enslaved were so used to slavery that they did not rebel.
  3. Slaves had nowhere else to go, so they stayed.
  4. Slaves did not have access to items that could be used as weapons.
  5. Slaves had difficulty communicating even within plantations.
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9. The nation’s first commercial railroad was the:
  1. Baltimore and Ohio
  2. Chesapeake
  3. Transcontinental
  4. Boston and Providence
  5. Pontchartrain
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10. Other than Mexican and Chinese immigration, the Gold Rush also inspired people from which of the following nations to come to America, creating a visible community?
  1. New Zealand
  2. South Africa
  3. Chile
  4. Madagascar
  5. Ireland
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