Which of these pieces of legislation was an important step in limiting slavery? land ordinance of 1785 northwest ordinance of 1787 three-fifths compromise the great compromise

Reread patrick henry’s quote about the continental congress. what change was taking place in how the colonists saw themselves?

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts

When this was published in early 1776, many american colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of britain's "cruel" courts