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This study guide covers Slavery and American Law, focusing on the Constitution (Three-Fifths Compromise, Fugitive Slave Clause), Slave Codes (variations, key features, responses to resistance), race-based legal restrictions in free and slave states, and the Dred Scott decision. It analyzes required sources like the Louisiana and South Carolina Slave Codes, Articles I and IV of the Constitution, and the Dred Scott case. The guide also provides exam tips, common question types, and practice questions covering these topics.
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Question 1 of 10
Which constitutional provision directly impacted the representation of slaveholding states in the U.S. Congress? 🏛️
The Fugitive Slave Clause
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce Clause
The Supremacy Clause