Which of the following was not an opinion on slavery held by free soil supporters?
A) Some free-soilers objected to slavery in the West because they didn't want any blacks at all there.
B) Free-soilers believed that American slavery had natural geographic limits beyond which it would not spread.
C) Free-soilers believed that the presence of slavery impeded the progress of white civilization.
D) Free-soilers believed that wherever slavery appeared, labor lost its dignity.
E) Free-soilers thought that slavery should be abolished simply because it was immoral.
B
You might also like to view...
French revolutionaries also drew inspiration from the Enlightenment; however, it was a less radical affair than the American revolution.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
African-American advocates of colonization believed that __________
A) they would never enjoy full citizenship in the United States B) they would become rich in Africa C) Africans were enthusiastic about colonization by Americans D) colonization served the interests of the United States
What is the approximate width of the Louisiana Purchase using St. Louis as the eastern point?
a. 400 miles b. 800 miles c. 1,000 miles d. 1,400 miles
SALT I was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that
A) banned the testing of nuclear weapons in all environments. B) limited the deployment of intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. C) ended the development of additional nuclear weapons in both nations. D) restricted both nations from creating national missile defense systems. E) confirmed the commitment to mutually assured destruction as the best deterrence.