"Slavery hung over the Philadelphia Convention, threatening to divide northern and southern delegates.. The Founding
Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than
they were to bring an end to slavery."
-- Kermit Hall, historian, The Law of American Slavery, 1987
Which provision of the Constitution best exemplifies Hall's
argument in the excerpt?
O Elastic Clause
O Great Compromise
O New Jersey Plan
O Three-Fifths Clause

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.

briefly explain support for the argument that the articles of confederation succeeded in guiding the us through its first decade

northwest ordinance:

the british invasion was also known as "english wave", was the predominant musical trend in the united states in the mid-60s, when numerous groups ofss rock & roll that were originally from the united kingdom, reached high levels of popularity beginning with the success of the beatles in north america. all these groups, clearly influenced by rock & roll, blues and american rhythm & blues, were able to elaborate simple songs

and catchy. in the middle of 1962 the rolling stones began like one of a series of groups that show more and more influence, along with bands like the animals and the yardbirds. in 1963, the beatles and other rhythm groups, such as the hollies, had achieved great popularity and commercial success in britain itself. the british rock received a pass to the popularity of musical currents in the united states in january 1964 with the success "i want to hold your hand" ranked number 1 on the billboard hot 100 list, beginning the british invasion of the music list of the united states.

also musical genres influenced by african rhythms such as soul, began to have popularity.

many of the best musicians in history are english: the beatles, queen, pink floyd, bowie, the smiths, led zeppelin.