Heimler 3.12

How did Spain and Britain contribute to conflict between American settlers and Native groups?

• they tried to negotiate peace settlements

• they armed Native groups with weapons

• they provided weapons for the settlers

• they fought off both groups from their own forts

Which of the following is NOT true about attitudes towards slavery in the 1790s?

• Some prominent southern leaders like Jefferson and Madison hoped slavery might fade away with the arrival of immigrants to provide cheap labor

• Some northerners opposed slavery on Religious grounds

• Slavery became less profitable and was limited to the coastal areas of the south

• some northerners opposed slavery because of how it conflicted with Enlightenment idas

What invention increased the profitability of slavery and shifted the mindset of white southerners from viewing slavery as "necessary evil" to a positive good

• railroad

• cotton gin

• tractor

• steam engine