What was the purpose of the slave codes?
a) to prevent owners from mistreating enslaved people
b) to allow abolitionists to communicate using secret phrases
c) to establish processes that outlined the steps to gaining freedom
d) to enact that would oppress and control enslaved people

Did the writers of the declaration of independence accomplish their goals (did we get our independence and the new government we wrote about)?

The united states constitution gives the the power to regulate interstate commerce.

The civil war has been given many names: the war between the states, the war against northern aggression, the second american revolution, the lost cause, the war of the rebellion, the brothers' war, and the late unpleasantness. famous poet walt whitman called it the war of attempted secession. confederate general joseph johnston called it the war against the states. by whatever name, it was unquestionably the most important event in the life of the nation. which name do you feel best fits this war from the list above? maybe you have another name you think would be even better? give the name you feel fits this war best, and in a sentence or two, explain your reasoning.