A major implication of the Dred Scott decision was that
A) slavery was a nationwide institution, excluded only where states specifically abolished it.
B) only a territorial legislature could follow the principle of popular sovereignty.
C) only Congress could exclude slavery from a territory.
D) slavery was a state institution, legal only where states specifically adopted it.
A
You might also like to view...
The Boland Amendment __________.
a. prohibited the sale of weapons to Iraq b. prohibited any U.S. agency from spending money in Central America c. outlawed CIA-sponsored coups d. funded covert operations in Latin America
Opposition to the woman suffrage amendment was strongest in
a) the Northeast. b) the South. c) the Midwest. d) the Rocky Mountain States. e) California and the Pacific coast states.
After the stock market crash prompted tough times in Japan,
a. the new emperor, Hirohito, abandoned plans to expand Japan's colonial holdings. b. the power and influence of the zaibatsu in the government increased. c. rural peasants begged the country's leaders to industrialize. d. the country's nationalists wanted more liberal foreign policy to entice global investor's to Japan. e. public support mounted for increasing the size of the military because it was a source of jobs.
The primary goal of the American Protective Association was to
A. make English the official language of the United States. B. stop immigrants from entering the United States. C. require immigrants to sign loyalty oaths to the United States government. D. give "native" Americans preference over immigrants in employment opportunities. E. limit immigration to those who already had relatives living in the United States.