From roughly 2008 to 2018, a connecticut court was overwhelmed with more than 7,000 petitions from prisoners who wanted to be brought before a judge to determine if their imprisonment was lawful. what are these petitions called?
a. necessary and proper clauses
b. habeas corpus
c. separation of powers
d. ex post facto

b. Habeas corpus

Explanation:

Habeas corpus -

It refers to the situation , where the person can report an illegitimate imprisonment to the court and can demand form the court order , in order to bring the prisoner to court and to determine if the detention is lawful or not, is referred to as habeas corpus.

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

the correct term for the given statement of the question is b. Habeas corpus.

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.