How did Americans respond to government actions? Who did they support, and what did they oppose?

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In 1870, which path would settlers moving west from el paso to los angeles have followed? a) old spanish trail b) gila trail c) california trail d) oregon trail

What is the "great pacific garbage patch"? (a) a large area of marine debris concentrated by rotating ocean currents (b) a large area around the pacific rim where debris collects from natural disasters such as tsunamis (c) an area in the pacific ocean where trash is intentionally dumped due to lack of landfill availability (d) a large trash dump located in hawaii

How did geographic isolation affect the islands in the australasia ecozobne?