Southerners opposed John Quincy Adams's2
policies on tariffs3
and finances. __________, they
feared the increase in federal power that his policies implied. __________, they disliked tariffs in general.
Adapted from Berkin et al., Making America, 2nd ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001), 193.
a. Because, Because c. Then, After
b. For one thing, Furthermore d. Just as, Despite
Question 2
Agriculture and settled village life emerged in Egypt around 5000 BC. __________ 4000 BC villages
had grown into towns, each controlling a strip of territory. About a thousand years __________, around
3100 BC, the Nile Valley had become one unified kingdom of Egypt, with a capital city perhaps at
Memphis. __________, around 3000 BC, Menes, king of Upper Egypt, is said to have conquered Lower
Egypt and united the two into a single realm.
a. Hence, as a result, So c. One, another, Moreover
b. By, later, Then d. More precisely, in one case, For instance