The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 A. was later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. B. did not apply to Washington, D.C. C. did not permit southern slave catchers to enter free states. D. denied alleged runaways a jury trial or the right to testify in their own defense. Manifest Destiny was the belief that A. Americans were culturally equal to the native and Hispanic populations to the west. B. the western boundaries of the United States should stop at the Rocky Mountains. C. Protestantism and the American form of government should be established in Mexico. D. the citizens of the United States had a God-given right to conquer the land to the Pacific Ocean.
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