Which of the following is NOT a Southern response to Northern anti-slavery agitation after 1830?
A) a mob burned anti-slavery literature in South Carolina
B) states passed laws forbidding slaves being taught to read
C) state laws tightened restrictions on free blacks
D) many deep South leaders began to question the morality of slavery
Answer: D
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a. was determined when Kennedy swept the West Coast b. saw Democrats regain control of the South c. was a popular vote landslide victory for Kennedy d. was challenged in the courts by the Republicans e. was likely determined by African American votes in a few southern states
The major source of Anglo-French conflict in the colonies was __________
A) slavery B) international naval supremacy C) arguments over relations and treaties with Native Americans D) political grievances E) control of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
How did Congress react to the defeat of the Lodge Bill?
a. Northern congressmen forced through a constitutional amendment protecting voting rights for African Americans. b. Congress essentially sacrificed African American voting rights for the sake of the McKinley Tariff. c. Congress overrode the president's veto. d. Several members of the House of Representatives resigned in protest.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following measures EXCEPT
a. a more stringent fugitive slave law. b. the admission of California as a free state. c. the extension of the Missouri Compromise’s 36° 30´ line across the territories acquired from Mexico. d. the prohibition of the public sale of slave within the District of Columbia.