The point of view expressed by the Dutch West India Company’s directors in the letter can best be described as: a. evenhanded in describing the benefits and detriments of various proposed options to the States-General
b. shaped by views of European cultural and religious superiority over African peoples, which the States-General representatives would have been likely to share
c. dismissive in its evaluation of the military and strategic importance of the kingdom of Kongo to the Netherlands
d. seeking to steer the States-General representatives into taking action that would benefit the company financially

Which points did chief justice roger b. taney use to justify the supreme court’s ruling in the dred scott case? the property clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the practice of judicial review established in marbury v. madison, the property clause of the constitution, and the due process clause of the fifth amendment. the necessary and proper clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the commerce clause of the constitution, the elastic clause of the sixth amendment, and the practice of judicial review established in gibbons v. ogden.