Why did southerners feel the federal government was not protecting their interests?
a. the federal government did not enforce the fugitive slave law of 1793.
b. the federal government refused to allow cotton to be grown in california,
c. the federal government wanted texas to be admitted to the union as a free state.
d. the federal government wanted to amend the fugitive slave law of 1793.

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hope this meaning spain btw

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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