In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States.
b. Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court.
c. the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
d. Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so.
e. free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court.
a, b, c, d
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Bismarck embraced the cause of German nationalism ________
A. as a strategy to enable Prussian conservatives to outflank Prussian liberals B. as a means of deterring a French invasion with a growing military force C. in hopes of supporting a larger population to undergo European dominance D. as a political move to solicit an Italian ally in a forthcoming war against Austria
The religion that captured the attention of the new middle class in the early 1800s:
A) emphasized an intellectual as opposed to emotional experience. B) convinced its converts that original sin doomed all but an elite to damnation. C) had its greatest impact on young males. D) incorporated an enthusiastic evangelistic approach to religious practice.
In the 1780s, the Church of England in the United States reorganized itself as the Protestant ____________________ Church
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its
a. inferior military leadership. b. weak overall morale for the Confederacy among most Confederate soldiers. c. slave population. d. economy, particularly its limited manufacturing capacity and inferior railroad network. e. inefficient political system.