Which of the following is true of Roman marriage in the first two centuries A.D.?

a. A women could not obtain a divorce as easily as her husband.
b. The government passed no laws or decrees concerning marriage, believing it to be a private matter.
c. There is little evidence of genuine affection between husband and wife.
d. Promiscuity, adultery, divorce, and remarriage were quite rare.
e. Marriage was considered a sacred civic duty.


e

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A) physical violence against their white masters B) poisoning of whites by slave cooks C) day-to-day resistance and escape D) preaching against the evils of slavery on urban street corners

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After his reelection in 1832, Andrew Jackson

A) fired Nicholas Biddle, the President of the Second Bank of the United States. B) ordered the removal of federal funds from the Second Bank of the United States. C) encouraged state banks to issue more bank notes to circulate as national currency. D) revoked the charter of the Second Bank of the United States.

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What do the symbols and human figures portrayed in the painting Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences reveal about the sentiments that artist Samuel Jennings felt toward African Americans?

A) African Americans depicted in the painting are shown as active participants in democracy. B) African Americans are responsible for being the agents of their own freedom. C) The broken chains in front of the goddess of liberty reflect his support for the abolition of slavery. D) Objects such as the telescope and the selections from classical literature reveal that African Americans were responsible for many cultural achievements.

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To help pay for the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy

a. sold public lands and other assets to European investors. b. printed large amounts of paper currency. c. suspended all debt payments. d. imposed high protective tariffs. e. imposed a national income tax.

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