In colonial America, Africans "contributed" to society by being a source of income for people who bought and sold them into slavery. They also contributed by being laborers in the southern plantations.
Women contributed to the society by being a house wives --meaning they took care of the house-- as well as cooking meals for the family and taking care of the children.
Native Americans, in the earlier days, contributed by trading with settlers and teaching them how to do things in their environment.
(Sorry I really don't know what the children did)
1. A supreme court has jurisdiction on a case when the case has been <span>heard by a court of appeal and there is a legitimate constitutional question. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "b".
2. "</span>popular sovereignty" is the principle under the government that <span>the people have the duty described in this quote. The correct option among all the options is option "c".
3. "</span>State courts handle most criminal and civil trials, whereas federal courts address constitutional law and appeals from state courts of last resort" is true <span>about responsibility in the U.S. Court system. The correct option among all the options that are given is option "a".</span>
He was trying to claim he was no longer a slave because his master had taken him to states in which slavery was illegal.