Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants
a. enjoyed a longer life expectancy.
b. usually migrated in family units.
c. were less ravaged by infectious diseases.
d. had a low premarital pregnancy rate.
e. allowed married women to retain property.
Question 2
The two major parties kept the focus on the 1848 presidential election campaign on
a. the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor.
b. addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty.
c. further expansion into Cuba and Central America.
d. Indian removal and homesteading.
e. the poor state of the economy and protective tariffs.