What does this image of African American abolitionists killing a Maryland slaveholder searching for his runaway slave in Christiana, Pennsylvania, and the case of Shadrach Minkins, a runaway who was physically removed from his court hearing in
Boston by abolitionists, reveal about abolitionists' attitudes toward the Fugitive Slave Act? A) Abolitionists were willing to cooperate with slaveholders and return their property.
B) Abolitionists turned to religion to convince the public to resist this law.
C) Abolitionists were willing to break laws to resist the Fugitive Slave Act.
D) Abolitionists adhered to "personal liberty laws" that prohibited Northern state and local
courts from trying cases of runaway slaves.
C
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A) constantly attacked by Indians B) likely to experience very little dissension C) parts of organized westward-moving communities D) traveling alone for safety and speed
Was Jackson's Indian policy consistent with his democratic ideals? How did Jackson's perception of Indians allow him to reconcile his policy with his ideals?
What will be an ideal response?
What were the goals of the people who engineered the Iran Contra affair?
a) to free American hostages held in Lebanon and fund Contras in Nicaragua b) to restore the Shah to the throne of Iran and support the Sandinistas c) to depose Muammar Qaddafi and restore Palestinian self-rule d) to create a scandal that would get Reagan impeached and make themselves rich
The relationship between Heloise and Peter Abelard is a reminder that
A) even brilliant women could not attend the formal schools in Paris. B) high-class women could violate social customs without punishment. C) medieval women were more esteemed for their piety than their learning. D) the rules of courtly love freed women from social conventions. E) the medieval student could surpass the teacher, even if the student was a woman.