After passage of the Fugitive Slave Law,
a. Mexican authorities extradited runaway slaves to the United States for prosecution.
b. many fugitive slaves living in the North, seeing the act as a threat to their freedom, moved to Canada.
c. most northern judges refused to enforce the act because of its repressive nature.
d. the Underground Railroad ceased to operate.
b
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What is the difference between "hard money" and "soft money"?
A) Hard money is more difficult to acquire. B) Hard money is specie like gold or silver, while soft money is paper. C) Soft money is issued for only a specified number of months. D) Hard money has no value, while soft money increases in value. E) Soft money was usually easy to find, but only the elite had access to hard money.
As compared to nineteenth-century white practices, religious services for American slaves
A. denied all references to their African heritage. B. emphasized subservience and submission to God. C. were often more emotional. D. were generally more despondent and melancholy than white services. E. were not allowed, by law, to mention freedom.
In the English West Indies
A) ?slave codes were much more restrictive than those of Spanish America. B) ?slaves still planned rebellions in spite of the threat of severe punishment. C) ?runaway slaves were common and lived for generations in maroon communities. D) ?slaves had no path to manumission. E) ?All of these are correct.
The Greek dramatist who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was
A) Aeschylus. B) Hesiod. C) Aristophanes. D) Sophocles. E) Euripides.