True, Robert Smalls was born into slavery in South Carolina and was hired out to work on steamboats as a youth. He was born an African-American slave, and during and after the Civil War became a ship's pilot, sea captain, as well as a politician. He freed himself, his family and other slaves and convinced Lincoln to let African-American soldiers fight during the war.
I think it calms their minds!
Yes, the entirety of the first amendment talks of various freedoms, including the freedom of speech, in which you can criticize all you want.
He says it should be to "advance to power of England."
D. The Kansas-Nebraska Act states that slaves were only allowed in the states below a certain point. And that the number of slave states and free states must remain equal.