The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 was significant because it -- a
inspired Northern voters to elect Abraham Lincoln as President
b
allowed the South to form an alliance with France
c
marked the beginning of the Civil War
d
forced the border states to agree to free their slaves

What amendment limits the government's power to take away individual liberties -first -second -ninth -all of the above

Which of the following quotes from the constitution describes the senate? "no person…who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen." "the…shall chose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president, or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states.""the…shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states.""the…shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."

One of galileo’s contributions to science was a creating the coordinate plane system. b developing the scientific method. c improving the telescope. d inventing the astrolabe.