What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "douglass being captured after his first attempt at escaping was a calamity, and made him much more cautious before his second attempt."

Who did not want to abolish slavery

In shifting to a defense policy based upon the concept of "flexible response," president kennedy was indicating that he had grave doubts about thevalue of which previous defense policy? a massive retaliationb collective securityc containmentd air power

Why did some states believe they had the power to overturn federal laws?