The most divisive element in the Compromise of 1850 was the provision regarding the
A) admission of California. B) return of runaway slaves.
C) Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute. D) slave trade in the District of Columbia.
B
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In 1856, which antislavery Senator was almost beaten to death on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Representative Preston Brooks?
A) Thaddeus Stevens B) John C. Calhoun C) Charles Sumner D) Zachary Taylor E) William Graham Sumner
Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from
a. Governor Berkeley's Indian policies. b. the frustration of Virginia's colonial dependency on England. c. the frontier's resentment of the tidewater gentry. d. the inherent rebelliousness of African slaves. e. lack of a policy toward Indians.
How did the War Department respond to protests against discrimination and segregation in the military?
A) The department did nothing at all. B) The department cracked down on protestors. C) The department made limited changes. D) They department strengthened its existing efforts at segregation.
Regarding religion, American slaves
A. shunned Christianity in favor of the polytheistic traditions of Africa. B. were expected to worship in black churches separate from whites. C. often incorporated African features into their Christianity. D. were usually not allowed to attend a church at all. E. had mostly converted to Islam by the early nineteenth century.