For a majority of northerners, the MOST outrageous part of the several objectionable parts of the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's majority opinion (decision) in the Dred Scott case was that the Court ruled that
a. the Constitution could not be amended to prohibit slavery because that such an amendment would violate Americans' Fifth Amendment property rights.
b. Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories.
c. Congress never had the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in any territory.
d. black slaves did not have the constitutional power to sue in federal courts to win their freedom.
e. the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans.
c
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In the new republic, the new image of women as the upholders of private virtue was known as "________" and inspired many educational reformers in the revolutionary generation.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following was the decisive campaign in the War with Mexico?
a. General Zachary Taylor's assault against Monterey b. The taking of Santa Fe by Colonel Stephen Kearny c. The taking of Palo Alto by General Zachary Taylor d. General Winfield Scott's campaign against Mexico City
In the early nineteenth century, trappers and Indians often developed amicable relationships based on trade
A) True B) False