Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?
A) On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery.
B) It did nothing to affect slavery or the slave trade in the U.S. and only frustrated relations with European allies.
C) On the one hand it appeased anti-slavery European allies, but on the other hand it frustrated U.S. slave owners.
D) It only granted African Americans freedom, not any voting or civil rights, yet it infuriated their slave owners.
E) It appeased southern slave owners, but infuriated northern abolitionists.
Answer: A
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A. "One God, one empire, one religion" B. "One people, one faith" C. "Divine right, one religion" D. "Neither East nor West, the center must hold" E. "One people, one nation, one state"
As it prospered, the early Roman Empire
a. saw trade and manufacturing become significantly more important than agriculture. b. eliminated the practice of slavery. c. required people in the entire empire to speak Latin. d. saw the supply of gold and silver coins decrease in the eastern part of the empire. e. saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor.
The first Americans almost certainly came from
a. Portugal. b. West Africa. c. East Asia. d. Australia. e. South America.
Which amendment states the following?: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth