In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that __________
A) neither enslaved nor free African Americans could become citizens
B) African Americans were free only when they entered free territory
C) Dred Scott had the right to file a suit, but not the right to freedom
D) only Congress had the right to regulate slavery in the states and the territories
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Ibn Battuta headed to Delhi in search of
a. gold and jewels. b. a wife. c. spiritual enlightenment. d. trading opportunities. e. employment.
Among the new immigrant arrivals to late-nineteenth-century America, no single national group could be said to have dominated the scene.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Compared with the American contribution to the defeat of Germany, the Soviet Union's contribution was __________
A) significantly smaller B) somewhat smaller C) about the same D) significantly larger E) impossible to determine