During the debate over the Missouri Compromise, southern politicians argued that free blacks were not citizens, partially due to the fact that many free states did not __________
a) allow free blacks to vote
b) have the power to define citizenship
c) return escaped slaves to their masters
d) allow new residents to become citizens for many years
Answer: a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Both the Protestant and Catholic romantics embraced the __________.
A. conflict between Christianity and Islam B. tradition of Islamic scholarship C. potential for peace with Islamic states D. examples of Islamic rule in Grenada before the Reconquista
Which nation was among those conquered by Hitler's Germany between September 1939 and June 1940?
a. Italy b. Switzerland c. France d. Sweden e. Finland
Whose Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops provided a first-person account of the sort of laundering, cooking, and nursing which many female contrabands provided for the Union army?
a. Harriet Tubman b. Mary Edmonia Lewis c. Susi King Taylor d. Ann Stokes