He proposed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, which was to send back runaway slaves from which who escaped from the southern states to the north. As this was a add onto the older laws this law punished officials who did not capture runaway slaves and bring them back to the southern states. In 1855 was found unconstitutional and was Nullified
It is a metaphor, meaning you are spectuacular. (from usa at least)
B most likely I learned this yesterday but forgot I think its correct but we have Google for these questions
He wanted to get strong enough to take persia