8 What was the central point of the Dred Scott decision? [Dred Scott] A That slavery was legal only in the South.

B That the Kansas-Nebraska act was illegal.

C That states could not nullify federal laws.

D That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States.

b. germany and italy

d. migration of french settlers into english colonies

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire

how did the pendleton civil service act weaken the spoils system after president garfield died?

the act forced federal employees to pass competitive exams.

the act said that federal employees could be fired for political reasons.

the act said that company contracts and kickbacks were illegal.

the act stopped the reform movement in its tracks.