In the the Dred Scott v Sanford case, the Supreme Court:A. said that African Americans enjoyed "no rights…"B. required the northern states to follow the Fugitive Slave Law. C. forbade the federal government from regulating slavery in the territories. D. said that laws interfering with property rights, including human property, were unconstitutional.

In the introduction of becoming mexican american, sanchez draws from stuart hall's notion of cultural identity (pg. 12-13). hall asserts that identities are enmeshed in "becoming and of being." they are subjected to the elements and context of history. explain what you think he means by the idea of becoming and being and explain how context fits into comprehending the american concept of manifest destiny.