All of the Following Events Can Be Ascribed Directly to the Rising

question 25

Multiple Choice

All of the following events can be ascribed directly to the rising influence of "King Cotton" EXCEPT

• A)America's war with Mexico in the late 1840s.
• B)the acquisition of Florida from Spain in 1819.
• C)the outlawing of the international slave trade in 1808.
• D)the annexation of Texas in 1845.

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