Southerners opposed John Quincy Adams's2 policies on tariffs3 ...

[nevelica]

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

[shewald78]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b

[nevelica]

Excellent

[dawsa925]

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