Stephen A. Douglas argued in his Freeport Doctrine during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that
a. the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional.
b. action by territorial legislatures could keep slavery out of the territories despite the Dred Scott decision.
c. the Supreme Court justices should be impeached.
d. slavery could not survive in the corn- and wheat-growing West.
e. the territories should immediately be brought into the Union as slave or free states.
b
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a. Xijiang b. Yellow c. Yangzi d. West e. Oxus
The Hohokam
A) ?had a population of more than one million at their peak. B) ?were located in South America and were conquered by the Inca. C) ?maintained their presence in the Sonoran desert continuously until present day. D) ?constructed more than 200 ball courts, as the ball game was a means to bring communities together. E) None of these are correct.
The first territory annexed by Hitler, in 1938, was:
A) Belgium. B) Czechoslovakia. C) Austria. D) Poland.
What were some of the steps taken by Christian Emperors to eradicate pagan worship?
A) Decrees were issued to cancel pagan holidays. Most of these were ignored by the pagans. B) Mobs, egged on by bishops, began smashing pagan images and attacking worshippers. C) Most pagan temples were destroyed. D) Some important pagan temples like the Parthenon were converted to Christian churches. E) All of these