In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824, the Supreme Court
A) strengthened the power of the monopoly
B) weakened the powers of the national government
C) strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
D) ruled that commerce was a term that did not include navigation
Ans: C) strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
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b. Society is ordered in a particular way by the dictates of nature, and nature has ordained that blacks are bornto be slaves. c. All whites are born to be free and equal, but all nonwhites are frowned on by God and were born to beslaves. d. Human beings are equal in the sight of God only if they have accepted the tenets of Christianity; therefore,non-Christians may be enslaved.
Suffragists, led by Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony in the U.S., lobbied for which reform of women's lives?
a. equal wages. b. the right to vote. c. elimination of prostitution. d. access to universities. e. workers' rights.
The term kizilbash is related to the color of the Azerbaijan
a. horses. b. flags and banners. c. turbans. d. boots. e. tunics.
In exchange for hiring their own time, what did African American slaves need to give to their masters?
A) the right to sell their children into slavery B) an official bond with the local court pledging they would not run away C) a large percentage of their wages D) some of their taxable property