The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have
a. prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico.
b. required California to enter the Union as a slave state.
c. overturned the Fugitive Slave Law.
d. prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.
e. authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.
d
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What do the actions of Homer Plessy tell us about black people and segregation?
A) Blacks were very afraid of the KKK during this period. B) Blacks were testing the laws by getting arrested and trying cases in court. C) Blacks would risk being sent to jail rather than test segregation laws. D) Blacks would protest with outright violence and murder when provoked.
All of the following are consistent with Afghanistan EXCEPT
A) the United States supported its resistance to Soviet invaders. B) millions of refugees left after the Soviet invasion. C) it shares the Islamic religion with Pakistan. D) its border with India has been a longstanding division between ethnic groups. E) a vicious civil war among various factions for dominance.
While the fate of the "Lost Colony" on Roanoke remains a mystery, evidence suggests the __________
A) Spanish captured and removed the English settlers B) settlers died of disease and starvation C) settlers had built a ship and attempted to return home and were lost at sea D) survivors had joined the nearby Croatan Indians
Firearms first reached Japan via
a. China prior to the arrival of Europeans. b. the Portuguese who were the first European traders. c. the English who supplanted the Portuguese in China. d. the Indian trade across the Silk Road. e. Korea and Vietnam who sought money to finance their wars of independence against China.