On the Issue of Slavery in the Territories, John C

question 67

Multiple Choice

On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that

• A)Congress could and should prohibit slavery there.
• B)the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean.
• C)the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them.
• D)the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down.
• E)the South should secede and take the western territories with them.

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Definitions:

S-T Segment

A section of the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing between the S wave and the start of the T wave, representing the interval between ventricular depolarization and repolarization.

T Wave

A component of the ECG that represents the repolarization of the ventricles in the heart cycle.

Depolarization

A reduction in the difference in electrical charge across a cell membrane, leading to activation of the cell.

ECG

Electrocardiogram, a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart to detect cardiac abnormalities.