The Somerset Case

question 109

Multiple Choice

The Somerset case:

• A) ended the importation of slaves into the United States.
• B) ruled that slavery was unlawful in England.
• C) freed slaves from the ship Amistad.
• D) used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property.
• E) set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters.

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Definitions:

Cross-Situational Consistency

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Extraverted Person

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