In the Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger Taney asserted that:
A) Dred Scott had become a free man by virtue of having been moved temporarily to a free state.
B) Congress had no right to prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States.
C) whites could never be found guilty of murdering a slave.
D) Dred Scott was guilty of running away from his owner.
E) Dred Scott had never set up residence personally in either Illinois or Wisconsin, so he was not free.
B
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Isocrates
A) condemned Philip II for his aggression against the Greek city states. B) agreed with Demosthenes that Alexander would be an improvement over Philip II. C) hoped that Philip would unite the Greek world in a campaign against Persia. D) was put to death for criticizing the gods. E) supported Alexander of Macedonia in his struggle against his father, Philip.
The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the
a. priests, rabbis and prophets. b. covenant, the law and the prophets. c. army, the king and the family. d. law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. e. Judah, Israel, and the Temple.
Almost all of the Mongol successor states had ceased to exist in western Asia by
a. 1100. b. 1200. c. 1400. d. 1500 e. 1300.
What is Islamic militancy, and why has it emerged at the turn of the millennium?
What will be an ideal response?