Anthony Burns was an escaped slave living in Massachusetts __________
A) who was captured by slavecatchers while serving as an American soldier
B) whose family was punished to pressure him to return to Virginia
C) from Brazil who was hunted by foreign slavecatchers
D) whose case was used to challenge the Fugitive Slave Act
Answer: D
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A) spoke in person before special sessions of Congress. B) sent Congress written messages. C) openly initiated legislation. D) vetoed congressional bills.
People backing Republican proposals usually belonged to which religious denominations?
a. Congregationalist in New England and Episcopalian in middle states b. Lutheran in middle states and High Church in Virginia and South c. Methodist, Baptist, and Catholic, along with deism and others d. Congregationalist, Catholic, and Episcopalian
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A) the Athenian navy. B) the Athenian hoplites. C) the Corinthian archers. D) the Spartan equals. E) the Persian cavalry.
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