The correct answer is C) A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.
The Dred Scott vs. Sandford case revolved around the claims of Dred Scott, a black man who was a slave. This man argued that he should be free, as his owner brought him into the Illnois territory were slavery was prohibited. Essentially, Scott argued that his living in this territory should make him free.
However, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott. The majority opinion discussed how slaves are property and that they have no rights in which white men need to respect. This controversial case caused a huge division in American society.
A boomtown is a town that has had a sudden growth economically due to more money in their economy.
<span>Jefferson used his presidential victory to strengthen his party, The Democratic-Republicans. Originally the first opposition party in the US, it initially was formed in protest of Alexander Hamilton's fiscal plans.</span>
The correct option is B.
The Bourbon Triumvirate refers to three of the Georgia's most powerful politicians of the post reconstruction era. The three politicians are: Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt and John Gordon. The major goals of the three politicians was to preserve the old ways of the south while industrializing the south to be more industrialized like the north.
Middle Eastern wars that have had a negative effect on Europe’s economy include conflicts set on different historical periods.
The Crusades, which occurred between the 11th century to the 13th century, were highly expensive, and so, acted as major factors in the decrease of European wealth at the time (save for Italy, where positive effects were noticed).
More recently, the Yom Kippur War, a war fought between Israel and Arab countries led by Syria and Egypt, caused the 1973 oil crisis, after the United States of America’s decision to support Israel. The OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries) then decided to promulgate an embargo in response. The embargo ended up raising the oil price from US$3 to US$12, deeply affecting the global economy of the time.