Which was a purpose of spanish and portuguese voyages of exploration?
a. investigating major world religions to bring back to their countries
b. studying the governments of other countries around the world
c. claiming lands for settling convicts
d. establishing sea routes to the indies to make profits from trade

How did most southern politicians of the 1860s feel about the issue of slavery? a) they supported slavery in current states, but were against its expansion into new states. b) they wanted to preserve slavery and supported its spread into new states. c) they wanted to prohibit the spread of slavery into new states and territories. d) they supported the emancipation of enslaved people in all states and new territories.