In general, during the 1870s, Supreme Court decisions "<span>a. restricted the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment" since many of them ruled in favor of states that tried to restrict the rights of the newly-freed slaves. </span>
Answer:
Correct answer is D. The Europeans powers didn't invite any African powers.
Explanation:
Option A is not correct as United States was among 14 countries that participated at the Conference.
B is not correct as none of the members from this countries participated in the Conference.
C is not correct as besides Germany, other countries had the lead role, especially Britain and France.
D is correct as on the Conference division of the African land was the main question, and no one from African countries was invited. At the end Africa was divided into 50 colonies.
The Union blockade of the Southern ports was part of General Scott's Anaconda Plan.
The Anaconda plan involved choking off the Southern supply of goods via a port blockage in tandem with the Union Army coming up, around, and down the Mississippi River and working through the south systemically.
The answer is siege.
Siege, also known as blockade or encirclement, is an attack where a military force surround a city or fort in order to make them surrender. This would trap the enemies with the force encircling them. The force basically encircles them then cuts off their resources and supplies and compels or persuade them to surrender.