This passage is from the testimony of Henry Adams, a formerly enslaved man who testified
before the Senate in 1880 about the treatment he
encountered after emancipation.
Which statement best describes why Henry
Adams was beaten?

He was attempting to travel to Shreveport
without a pass.

The white men were threatened by his status
as a freedman.

He was accused of the murder of twelve
people.

Select the word from the list that best fits the definition "this trip around the tip of africa to the rich lands of india has made me a wealthy man."

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

Explain the goal of redistricting. how does redistricting support the democratic process?