In the case ________ the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of personal liberty laws and ruled that individual states were not obliged to help enforce federal laws

A) Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
B) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1859)
C) US v. Kansas (1856)
D) Burns v. Massachusetts (1854)


Answer: A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The Compromise of 1850 became law in part because

A) ?President Millard Fillmore supported the bill. B) ?John C. Calhoun died. C) ?Stephen A. Douglas brokered a new compromise. D) ?components of the compromise were steered through committees and votes were cast separately. E) ?All of these

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While European powers were plotting conservative interventions in Italy and Spain, a third Mediterranean revolt erupted in ________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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How did European control of Africa affect the lives of people in Africa? Discuss the specific social, political, economic, and demographic effects of European control and colonization.

What will be an ideal response?

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