Which of the following statements about African-American religion in the antebellum period is LEAST accurate?
a. Masters were sometimes wary of religion’s effect on their slaves, and insisted that their slaves attend the masters’ own churches.
b. African Americans identified with the biblical story of Exodus, and saw themselves as God’s chosen people enduring an unjust form of bondage.
c. Slaves’ spirituals conveyed not only a spirit of resistance but also at times covert plans for active resistance.
d. By the second quarter of the nineteenth century, African folk traditions had disappeared from black religion.
d. By the second quarter of the nineteenth century, African folk traditions had disappeared from black religion.
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A. Galton-correlation B. Morgan-anecdotal method C. Romanes-anthropomorphic D. Darwin-natural selection
How did the Union treat southern blacks during the war?
A) Union soldiers were always more humane than southern soldiers toward blacks. B) Union soldiers refused to accept blacks into their care. C) Union soldiers circulated rumors of black threats of violence and arson, justifying placing them under arrest. D) Like urban whites, Union soldiers often engaged in acts of enormous brutality, including rape and murder.
Which best describes the events that led to the creation of the US Constitution?
a. When it looked as though the US was going to win the War for Independence, the Continental Congress created the United States Constitution which outlines the form of government we still use today. b. The States were under the Articles of Confederation, a document that decentralized power, leaving most to the states, was wholly ineffectual at guiding the economy and dealing with the internal issue. As a result it could do little in the face of an economic recession and revolts in the countryside, like the one led by Daniel Shays. In response, American leaders called for reforming the Articles, leading eventually the creation of the US Constitution c. The States were under the Articles of Confederation, a document that gave power to a strong executive and Congress, essentially recreating the British system and therefore going against the ideals of the Revolution. As a result, farmers in Pennsylvania, led by Daniel Shays, revolted against the new government, forcing a Constitutional Convention to create a new form of government.
The greatest problem the U.S. economy faced in the 1920s was __________
A) a weak farm sector B) overproduction C) an unprofitable banking sector D) unequal distribution of wealth