Answer:
The high court ruled slaves are property and therefore have no rights; thus strengthening the fight for abolition.
Explanation:
In the Dred Scott v. Sanford case, even though Scott was in free territory, it did not make him free. However, abolitionists felt under that states' laws he is deemed free. The case was later overturned with the passage of the 13th Amendment.
Currently, the state of Texas has 38 electoral votes.
The 538 total electoral votes are allocated based on population figures from the US Census. The 2010 Census was used for the 2012 and 2016 elections, and will also be used for the 2020 election year. After that, the allocation of electoral votes may change based on the 2020 Census.
1 goes with C
2 goes with A
3 goes with B
"N.P." would be the initials of a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific sought by many different explorers over the years, including French and British. They stand for "Northwest Passage," the elusive route between the great oceans that served as a tremendous inspiration for land- and sea-borne explorations of northern North America.