The outcome of debates over slavery at the Constitutional Convention suggests that the first priority of the delegates there was to A) perpetuate slavery. B) abolish slavery. C) create a strong union with a powerful central government. D) remove all barriers to the full practice of human rights. ANSWER C
Which of these societies had tens of thousands of communities in the Southwest? A) Inuit B) Mohawks C) Senecas D) Anasazi ANSWER Answer: C
The typical way for most slaves to express discontent was __________. a. political protest b. open, armed rebellion c. passive resistance d. participation in conspiracies e. organizing boycotts ANSWER C
Using either the Anasazi/Mississippian or the Iroquois/Algonquian, compare and describe their attitudes about community in such areas as sex roles, lines of descent, wealth and property, political structures, religion, and war. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: population; conflict; priorities; political structures; settlement patterns
At the time of the Civil War, __________. a. almost all southerners owned at least one slave b. most white southerners owned three or more slaves c. there were few slaves in the fields, but most white households had a house slave d. one-quarter of white southerners owned slaves e. one-half of white southerners owned […]
The multiracial Spanish colonial society is best described as a frontier of __________. A) inclusion B) exclusion C) equal opportunity D) dispersion ANSWER Answer: A
One result of the disorder in the colonies following passage of the 1767 Townshend Act was: a. several hundred British troops were shifted from New York to Boston b. petitions from colonial merchants forced Parliament to repeal the laws c. many conservative leaders feared that the turmoil in New England would lead to war d. […]
Who benefited the most from medieval economic expansion in Europe? A) artisans B) peasants C) feudal lords D) the clergy ANSWER Answer: C
__________ played a key role in demonstrating the viability of tobacco cultivation Virginia. A) John Smith B) Richard Hakluyt C) William Brewster D) John Rolfe ANSWER D
Most Huguenots came from __________. A) the urban middle class B) the rural poor C) the upper nobility D) southern Spain ANSWER Answer: A