Which of the Following Was a Consequence of the Case

question 162

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a consequence of the case of Anthony Burns?

• A) The Fugitive Slave Act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
• B) Nonslaveholding southerners began to challenge the political power of the South's plantation aristocracy.
• C) The Underground Railroad was declared illegal and ceased its operations.
• D) Fear that the Slave Power dominated American government increased among northerners.

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Definitions:

Guanine

One of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, which pairs with cytosine.

Adenine

A nitrogenous purine base that is a component of nucleic acids and ATP.

Cytosine

A nitrogenous pyrimidine base that is a component of nucleic acids.

Thymine

A pyrimidine base found in DNA, paired with adenine in the DNA double helix.