The correct answer is B) the status of slavery in the Mexican Cession.
Clay's speech foreshadows the congressional debate over the status of slavery in the Mexican Cession.
As the leader of the Whig Party, Henry Clay (1777-1852) became one of the most prominent political figures of his time. He was Secretary of State and Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a charismatic Senator that knew how to relate with people to convey his messages.
In a speech delivered in 1847 about the Mexican-American War, he foreshadowed the issue of slavery and how this issue could divide the country even more.
Henry Clay supported the idea of gradually ending slavery in the United States and relocating former slaves so they could start to live a different life.
Sit-in Movement · Start date
1960
Answer:
D. The pursuit of happiness
Explanation:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The
Scarlet Letter shows readers the lives of a Puritan community in the 17th
century. Religion (blind religion) meant everything to them, and the words of
their Reverends was law. Breaking any religious rules was punished by public
humiliation and punishment of the person who committed it, for example, Hester
Prynne. When the church found out that she was committing adultery, they forced
her to wear a scarlet letter 'A' on her chest, so that her sin could follow her
everywhere and she (and others in the community), could be constantly reminded
of it. <span>
<span>This kind of belief in punishing supposed "sinners"
made relationships between men and women in this Puritan community very
strained. Religion governed their way of life. They failed to realize that no
human is perfect, and no human can precisely follow that kind of a lifestyle.
In the end, when the reader finds out who the man was that Hester had committed
adultery with, it is obvious what Hawthorne was trying to communicate about
such strict organized religion; no one is as perfect as God, therefore looking
up to reverends and priests in such a blind belief is dangerous because they
are only human and make similar mistakes as everyone else.</span></span>
