A defining characteristic of the proletariat was
A) dependence on wages.
B) ownership of a private home.
C) possession of land.
D) economic self-sufficiency.
E) offering specialized skills.
Answer: A
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A) a growing feeling of morality among southern whites. B) the growing economic value of slaves. C) the evidence that better-fed slaves worked harder. D) the desire for slaves to produce offspring.
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A. the Chesapeake; the Carolinas and Georgia B. the middle states (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania); the Carolinas and Virginia C. the port towns in the middle states (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania); the backcountry D. the Chesapeake; the Hudson valley
Henry VIII aided the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England when he
a. allowed Martin Luther to journey to England. b. broke England's ties with the Roman Catholic Church. c. removed himself as the head of the Church of England. d. ordered John Calvin to go to Switzerland. e. supported the Puritans.
Liberals who opposed the ideas of Mills believed in all of the following except
A) democracy was a vulgarized despotism. B) the uneducated masses were a danger to the nation. C) property requirement should be part of voting requirements. D) suffrage should be extended to the lower classes. E) despots to garner power might use the lower classes to attack the privileges of the wealthy.