All of the following were components of the Compromise of 1850 except
(A) A new Fugitive Slave Law was passed
(B) Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.
(C) Popular sovereignty would determine the future of slavery in the territories
(D) California was admitted as a free state
Ans: (B) Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.
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a) kerosene lamps b) whale oil c) cottonseed oil d) tallow candles
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a. They appreciated Roosevelt's achievement in having an antilynching bill passed by Congress. b. They were pleased when prominent New Dealers supported black aspirations and black pride. c. Young blacks were helped by the National Youth Administration and other programs. d. Much of the new public housing created by slum-clearance programs went to blacks.
John Brown led a small party on an attack against settlers at Pottawatomie Creek
A. in an attempt to crush the abolitionist movement there. B. to confiscate the crates of Sharpe's rifles being held there. C. in protest of the March election results. D. in retaliation for the raid on Lawrence.
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A) considering Jews as just one of many races in conflict. B) focusing on the biological features of individuals. C) holding that humanity is subject to ruthless, Darwinian natural laws. D) regarding Jews as uniquely harmful to the natural, healthy struggle among racial groups. E) humanity had to be controlled because nature would continue to degenerate racial differences.