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How does this statement from Monroe’s inaugural address demonstrate Am

How does this statement from Monroe’s inaugural address demonstrate American hypocrisy: “Their citizens individually have been happy and the nation prosperous”? a. Few people were truly happy in the United States during the first few decades of the nineteenth century. b. The nation was prosperous only because it exploited immigrants and weaker North American neighbors. […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The “middle passage” was: a. the forced journey of slaves to the coas

The “middle passage” was: a. the forced journey of slaves to the coast from the interior of Africa b. the movement of gangs of slaves from Atlantic ports to slave auctions in the South c. black Africans’ route out of slavery via indentured servitude d. the journey across the Atlantic of slaves in crowded, filthy, […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

“Chattel property” referred to: a. indentured servants, whose contrac

“Chattel property” referred to: a. indentured servants, whose contracts could be sold at auction by owners b. Native Americans who were enslaved as a result of colonial wars c. African slaves, who could be bought, sold, and inherited under the same laws as animals or material possessions d. houses, horses, and plows owned by African […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

During the half century following Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603, a.

During the half century following Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603, a. the English people became united in the Anglican Church b. a religious ferment split England into many different sects c. religious dissent was tolerated by the crown, and Protestant groups lived in harmony d. the crown led a period of religious introspection and experimentation […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020