Which statement is most accurate about the U.S. between ...

[RRMR]

Which statement is most accurate about the U.S. between 1800-1860?
 a. New states were always permitted to choose whether they wanted to be free or slave states.
  b. Slaves were prohibited from the western territories and new states.
  c. The threat of having their jobs replaced by slaves led many southerners to unionize.
  d. The total value of slaves in the U.S. increased substantially after the slave trade was stopped in the early 1800s.

Question 2

Which is not a cause of the deterioration of the strength of labor?
 a. the rise of the service sector
  b. regional shifts in manufacturing
  c. foreign industrial competition
  d. a high rate of immigration of unskilled workers who tend to fear taking part in union activities.
  e. All of the above are correct.

[owenfalvey]

Answer to Question 1

d. The total value of slaves in the U.S. increased substantially after the slave trade was stopped in the early 1800s.

Answer to Question 2

e. All of the above are correct.

[RRMR]

Excellent

[sultansheikh]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it