To resist being made complicit in the slave system, northern states passed __________ that banned the forcible return of slaves to the South
A) fugitive slave laws
B) personal liberty laws
C) constitutional amendments
D) local ordinances
Answer: B
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During World War II, to which of the following would Jews, Slavs, homosexuals, gypsies, Communists, and the handicapped in German-controlled regions most likely be sent?
A) Potsdam B) Treblinka C) Algiers D) Moscow
In the 1857 case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. Congress had no authority to exclude slavery from the federal territories b. former slaves could gain freedom if their owners voluntarily took them into free states or territories c. Dred Scott was entitled to freedom on a technicality, but his case was unique d. escaped slaves could apply for freedom as free persons if they evaded capture for ten years or more. e. none of the above choices.
For the most part, slaves rejected Christianity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The term stagflation referred specifically to the concurrent conditions of
A. high GDP and stagnation in hiring. B. high consumer prices and economic stagnation. C. high inflation and stagnation in spending. D. high unemployment and stagnation in spending.