In 1846, David Wilmot, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, sought to ban slavery in the newly acquired territories for which of the following reasons?
a. Because his mother was a freed slave.
b. Because he was Lutheran and morally opposed to slavery.
c. Because he hoped to use the issue as his main campaign promise when he ran for President.
d. Because the presence of slaves as free labor depressed wages for White workers.
d. Because the presence of slaves as free labor depressed wages for White workers.
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The __________ specifies that any power not specifically delegated to the national government is reserved to the states or the people
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
Rodney G. King became a public figure in which of the following ways?
A) He was the first African American astronaut, and he died in the Challenger explosion. B) He was an advocate of "Black Power" during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. C) He was the victim of a police beating that raised American consciousness concerning the issue of racial intolerance toward African Americans. D) He was the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. E) He started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.