Government Actions – Western Expansion and Slavery Starting in the 1800’s, slavery began to take on an important role in the United States and its Western expansion. The government enacted various policies to deal with the spread of slavery in the West. These actions from 1800 – 1860 planted the seeds for the Civil War.
Task:
Identify at least two actions taken by the United States government that were
Influenced the slavery prior to the Civil War
• Discuss the historical circumstances that resulted in the government action – include at least on social, political and economic influence
• Describe the impact of the government action on the United States
From your study of United States history, you may use any federal government action that
was influenced by geography, and/or political/social/economic events . Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision.

Analyze the maps from the previous section, then identify and discuss which two maps show the biggest move from colonialism to independence.

Profit is the term for that is left over after the costs have been paid in a budget or business. a) money. b) supply. c) demand. d) tax

Read the following passages. passage a: we who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. they may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances - to choose one's own way. passage b: for as long as political life has existed in germany, there has never been a movement such as ours. created from nothing and embracing people of all regions, all classes, all professions, all heritages. they can oppress us; they can even kill us. but we will never surrender. passage c: who am i? they also tell me/ i bore the days of misfortune/ equably, smilingly, proudly, /like one accustomed to win. passage d: a democratic government did nothing to stem the flow of high inflation and unemployment that seemed to grow worse week by week. people grew desperate for change. which passage offers the truest belief of nazism in germany? passage b passage d passage a passage c