Why was the town of picher, oklahoma, evacuated in 2009? the area’s iron, lead, and zinc mines had shut down. there had been an accident at a nearby nuclear power plant. carbon dioxide in the air had sickened many of the town’s inhabitants. a large number of its children had suffered from lead poisoning.

The correct answer is A large number of its children had suffered from lead poisoning.

Picher was a major national center of lead and zinc mining at the heart of the Tri-State Mining District.

The mining of these minerals for more than a century resulted in environmental pollution and it was discovered that a large number of children had suffered lead poisoning hence the evacuation

Why was the town of Picher, Oklahoma, evacuated in 2009?

A. The area’s iron, lead, and zinc mines had shut down.

B. There had been an accident at a nearby nuclear power plant.

C. Carbon dioxide in the air had sickened many of the town’s inhabitants.

D. A large number of its children had suffered from lead poisoning.

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here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

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