Which of the following was NOT a basic social characteristic of prerevolutionary Europe?
A. aristocratic elites possessing a wide variety of inherited legal privileges
B. a peasantry subject to high taxes and feudal dues
C. established churches intimately related to the state and the aristocracy
D. an urban labor force usually organized into guilds
E. a politically active middle class
Answer: E
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The most important slave market in the Old Southwest was:
A) Charleston. B) Mobile. C) New Orleans. D) Richmond.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) Oliver Cromwell B) John Smith C) Charles I D) Charles II E) James I