During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Douglas argued that territories could circumvent the Dred Scott decision by not enacting the laws necessary for slavery. This was called the
A) Ostend Manifesto.
B) Peoria Doctrine.
C) Freeport Doctrine.
D) Dred Scott Proviso.
C
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A. self-categorization phenomenon B. dispositional confirmation effect C. self-fulfilling prophecy D. fundamental attribution error
Andrew Johnson narrowly avoided conviction on impeachment charges because
A. of his earlier cooperative attitude toward Congress. B. some Republicans feared that removal would set a bad precedent for using impeachment as a political weapon against the presidency. C. Radical Republicans were beginning to support his policies. D. only a minority of the Senate voted to convict.
Under the terms of ________ , the United States opened trade with France and closed trade with Britain
A) the Non-Intercourse Act B) the Continental System C) the Embargo Act D) Macon's Bill No. 2
Mayan agriculture
a. Involved walled fields with guards to protect them from poachers. b. Produced a money crop that was used in trade, rather than for food. c. Used mostly slave labor close to the city. d. Used natural fertilizers, which resulted in year-round agriculture. e. Developed sophisticated slave-drawn plows.