How did British authorities respond to efforts by colonial legislatures to restrict or halt the importation of slaves?
a. They applauded and supported these efforts.
b. British leaders vetoed such efforts.
c. They allowed only South Carolina's legislation to stand.
d. They viewed such colonial actions as morally callous.
e. The British refused to intervene and did nothing.
Question 2
The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was the concession to the South concerning
a. slavery in the District of Columbia.
b. slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories.
c. the revised, more stringent and coercive Fugitive Slave Law.
d. settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute.
e. continuation of the interstate slave trade.
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