Pompeii was

A) a term used to denote freed slaves.
B) a famous general.
C) a city buried by a volcanic eruption.
D) the wealthiest Asian province in the Roman Empire.
E) a huge gladiatorial arena.


C

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

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A) It allowed three-fifths of free blacks to vote in urban areas. B) It pushed for three-fifths of all American taxes to come from foreign sources. C) It gave the South increased political power in the House of Representatives. D) Three-fifths of the slaves in the North were freed by 1787.

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The theory of the "balanced constitution" refers to

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