Match the Person or Term with the with the Correct

question 96

Multiple Choice

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-appeal of the Independent Democrats

• A)issued by antislavery congressmen
• B)suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba
• C)returned runaway slaves to their master
• D)America's mission to settle the West
• E)Texas borderland
• F)sudden increase in California's population
• G)voided the Missouri Compromise
• H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
• I)expedition to Central America
• J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
• K)anti-immigrant political party
• L)California's entry into the Union as a free state

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Definitions:

Alternate Jurors

Jurors selected in addition to the regular panel of jurors that can step in to replace a juror who becomes unable to serve during the trial.

Jury Deliberations

The process by which a jury discusses in private the evidence presented in court to reach a verdict.

Testimony

Oral or written statements given by a witness under oath, intended to provide evidence in a legal proceeding.

Directed Verdict

A ruling by a judge in a jury trial, taking the decision out of the jury’s hands because one party has not provided sufficient evidence to prove their case.