Explain why the members of the pueblo culture built dwellings made of adobe.

The Pueblo lived in an area with no indigenous trees to use for construction. Instead, they packed the earth, which is rich in clay, into thick walls that provided insulation from the hot summers and cold winters.Here's the link: http://openstudy.com/updates/55f8568ce4b0a91f3931f9ec

The Pueblo tribe members built dwellings made of adobe because of the material durability and the harsh climate of their settled area. Adobe, which is a mixture of earth, water and straw, was the material that suited best the warm dry climate in which Pueblo's people lived.

Besides Adobe became really important for the tribe, due to its contribution to preserving their culture. This type of material offered Pueblo's people very strong structures which have lasted for centuries.

The 1852 election was between Democrat Franklin Pierce and General Winfield Scott. This election was the last one to see the Whigs as the main opposition to the Democrats. The issues that were relevant in this election were the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law and the extension of slavery into other territories. The election caused the decline of the Whig Party.

On the other hand, the election of 1860 was a four-way contest where the victorious one was Abraham Lincoln. This served as one of the catalyst for the Civil War. Some of the relevant issues in this campaign were slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the case Dred Scott v. Sandford. It also led to the rise of the Republican Party.