Westward Expansion's Most Serious Challenge to the United States Involved

question 84

Multiple Choice

 Westward expansion's most serious challenge to the United States involved

• A)major Indian problems.
• B)equal status for new states entering the Union.
• C)slavery.
• D)territory claimed by other nations.
• E)immigrants.

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