The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 gave new powers to federal officers to override local law enforcement.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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A) log cabin B) post and beam C) brick D) balloon-framing
Which of the following factors helped foster an intensifying border conflict with the natives?
A) a decline in anti-British sentiment B) the passage of laws restricting immigration C) the rise of effective Native leadership D) the defeat of the Natives at Tippecanoe
Students in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat at a Woolworth's lunch counter all day on February 1, 1960 but were never served because the
A) store had closed out of fear of a race riot. B) lunch counter served white customers only and the students were black. C) lunch counter served black customers only and the students were white. D) store owners were protesting the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Which of the following would most likely support the activities of the French Résistance?
A) the Vichy government B) the Gestapo C) the Secret Intelligent Service D) the Militia