Why was it illegal to teach slaves how to read and write?

What was the primary concern for the missouri statehood question

The purpose of the comintern was a. to spy on anti-communist activity. b. to spread communism in other countries. c. to administer communist rule. d. to develop future communist leaders.

The idea of manifest destiny simply stated it was america's destiny to expand from the atlantic ocean to the pacific. the word "destiny" implies an idea that it was within our rights as a nation to expand. in a paragraph of 125+ words, explain what could be wrong with that idea.