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The South Carolina politician who introduced nullification in 1828 as a way by which southern sates could protect such regional interests as slavery was:

The Union commander of the Army of the Potomoc, who unsuccessfully invaded Virginia in the Peninsular Campaign of 1862, but who forced Robert E. Lee to abandon his invasion of the North at the Battle of Antietam, was:

Which constitutional amendment (ratified in December, 1865) formally abolished slavery in the United States?

In 1798, Congress passed a Sedition Act, which made it punishable by fine or by imprisonment to publicly criticize Congress or the President (despite the obvious contradiction of the First Amendment to the Constitution). Which President signed this odious legislation into law?

English colonists developed the concept of “no taxation without representation” in opposition to the:

Which constitutional amendment (ratified in December, 1865) formally abolished slavery in the United States?

The British general in charge of the campaigns of 1779-1780 that were designed to eliminate patriot resistance in North and South Carolina was 

Toussaint L’Overture was:

Researchers wanted to determine if pesticide X was effective at killing grasshoppers that typically invade cornfields. Two ten-acre cornfields located 1 mile apart were chosen. The cornfield to the west was sprayed only with water. The cornfield on the east received the same amount of water with a 10% solution of pesticide X. Grasshopper abundance was measured in the fields every week for 10 weeks.  The results were: West field – the number of grasshoppers doubled East field – the number of grasshoppers declined by 50% Which field was the control group?

Which statement is false regarding the carbon cycle?