Small Southern Farmers Who Migrated into the Area West of the Appalachians

question 26

Multiple Choice

Small southern farmers who migrated into the area west of the Appalachians in the early nineteenth century wanted to

• A) take advantage of the expanding market economy by becoming commercial farmers.
• B) establish a nonslaveholding agrarian society.
• C) take advantage of the lucrative fur trade in the region.
• D) acquire rich, fertile farmland.

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Definitions:

Urine Production

The physiological process by which kidneys filter blood to remove waste products and excess substances, resulting in the formation of urine.

Micturition Reflex

A reflex leading to the urge to urinate, initiated by the stretching of the bladder.

Urinary Bladder

A muscular sac in the pelvis that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted out of the body through urination.

External Urinary Sphincter

A muscular mechanism that controls the retention and release of urine from the bladder.