Table 6-6 -Refer to Table 6-6. If the Government Set a Price

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Table 6-6
-Refer to Table 6-6. If the government set a price ceiling at $2, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

Delineate the effects of the California Gold Rush on population diversity and social structures.

Appreciate the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and its impact on territory and peoples.

Understand the historical context and consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, including its effect on the Underground Railroad.

Analyze the rise of the Republican Party and its positioning within the sectional conflicts leading to the Civil War.

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