In the contentious Thirty-fifth Congress, pro-slavery Democrats sought a litmus test vote to settle the issue of slavery once and for all. This "litmus test" was over
A. slavery in the territories.
B. slavery in Kansas.
C. re-opening the African slave trade.
D. the election of Lincoln.
E. the Freeport Doctrine.
Answer: C. re-opening the African slave trade.
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A) Lin Piao. B) Zhou Enlai. C) Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek). D) Mao Zedong. E) none of the above.
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A) Britain B) France C) Germany D) Russia
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A) Haight-Ashbury B) Greenwich C) Woodstock D) Castle Rock E) Carnegie Hall
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)