In the 1850s, the Issue of Slavery Complicated the Proposal

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the 1850s, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad as

• A)it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor.
• B)non-slave-owning Northerners and slave-owning Southerners could not agree on a route.
• C)British banks refused to help fund the project as long as slavery existed in the United States.
• D)All the answers are correct.
• E)None of the answers are correct.

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