Why where backcountry colonists more self-sufficient than plantation owners

What motivated germany to make an alliance with austria-hungary?   a.  fear of aggression from the united states      b.  fear of aggression from france      c.  the desire to invade russia      d.  fear of aggression from england

Plz which of the following statements about the fugitive slave act of 1850 is not accurate? a. marshals you refuse to arrest a suspected fugitive could be find $1000. b. slave owners had to present evidence an african-american in the north was a fugitive slave. c. any person who provided food or shelter to a fugitive slave could be find $1000 and placed in jail for six months. d. it required of federal marshals to arrest any african-american suspected of being a runaway slave.

Why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?