Lots of points and best answer the appalachian mountains had what effect on the people of the thirteen original colonies? a) they acted as a barrier to further settlement to the west b) they provided protection to the colonists from invading indians c) they provided protection to the colonists from spanish conquistadors d) animals lived there and were an important food source to major cities in the east

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865