Thomas Jefferson's comparison of slavery to holding "the wolf by the ears" reflected his
A) disgust with Southern slaveholders.
B) fear of slaves.
C) belief in the righteousness of enslaving African Americans.
D) desire that the institution be abolished immediately.
E) ambivalence toward the institution.
E
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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
A) California admitted as a free state B) Fugitive Slave Law adopted C) Texas cedes lands to New Mexico Territory D) slavery banned in all unorganized territories
General Motors became more competitive by following a strategy of:
A) creating separate divisions, each appealing to a different market segment. B) simplifying all its models. C) using only one basic color. D) dropping the price of their cars.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the Sons of Liberty, created in 1765? a. The organization was founded by colonists who opposed the colonial resistance movement. b. This intercolonial association was created by the elite in an attempt to channel crowd action into acceptableforms of resistance
c. This intercolonial association was founded by a group of newspaper editors who composed a series ofessays on the subject of liberty. d. The organization was strongest in the South and was composed of radicals who demanded separation fromGreat Britain.
Congress adopted a "gag rule" in 1836 to:
A) legally table discussions about abolition. B) prevent southerners from seeking federal compensation for runaway slaves. C) ban protests by free laborers who were opposed to slavery. D) stop Georgia from offering a bounty for the capture of William Lloyd Garrison. E) prevent immigrants from entering the country.