The answer is the first one. “Slaves are property and as such have no legal rights”.
It would strain the relationship
Answer: I'm late but the answer is D. support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War
Explanation:
The correct answer is B.
The USS Maine battle ship was quietly riding anchor in Havana harbor, Cuba. At 9.40 pm on the night of February 15th, 1898, the ship was blown up apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore out its bottom and sank, killing 260 officers and men on board.
No one ever established exactly what caused the explosion but it nevertheless resulted in the brief American - Spanish war because America strongly suspected the Spanish were the culprits.
Under black codes, many states required Black people to sign yearly labor contracts; if they refused, they risked being arrested, fined and forced into unpaid labor.
I think this is correct