Question

Base your answer to question 13 on the statement

below and on your knowledge of social studies.
… The whole military force of the State is at the
service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia,
to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his
property; but not a soldier is offered to save a
citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! Is
this what all these soldiers, all this training, have
been for these seventy-nine years past [since the
beginning of the American Revolution]? Have
they been trained merely to rob Mexico and carry
back fugitive slaves to their masters?…
— Henry David Thoreau, Independence Day speech at
Framingham, Massachusetts
The author of this statement is expressing
dissatisfaction with a provision included in the
(1) Treaty of Ghent (1815)
(2) Oregon Treaty of 1846
(3) Compromise of 1850
(4) Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Answer 1

The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with a provision included in the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise was a series of legislative measures passed to address the issue of slavery in the United States. The author criticizes the use of military force to capture a fugitive slave while not offering protection to a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with a provision included in the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of legislative measures passed by the United States Congress to address the ongoing issue of slavery in the country. One of the key provisions of the Compromise was the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners. The author is critical of the fact that the military force of the State is being used to support the capture of a fugitive slave, while no soldiers are offered to protect a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped. This statement reflects the growing tensions and divisions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

Answer 2

The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with a provision included in the "(4) Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)" which was one of the major lead ups to the Civil War.