How does the law of Twelve Tables compare to previous codes of law you've learned about, such as Hammurabi's or the laws of Moses?
What will be an ideal response?
The law of Twelve Tables was the first conscription of law within the Republic. It significantly differed from the code of Hammurabi or the laws of Moses because the Roman laws were designed to comply with the wishes of the plebian orders and provide a degree of social equality and power sharing within the government. The goals of the other laws were not as far-reaching. Hammurabi's laws were those of an emperor attempting to impose order across an empire, and the laws of Moses were religiously derived and had little to do with social equality and government construction.
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A) They disagreed over whether or not slavery should be abolished in the U.S. B) They agreed that slavery should expand to the northern states. C) They agreed that slavery was a minor issue in the U.S. D) They disagreed over the expansion of slavery.
How did the African elites respond to French and British colonial life?
A) They committed suicide rather than surrender sovereignty. B) They withdrew as far as possible from contact with their oppressors. C) They attempted to become like their new overlords. D) They endeavored to retain as much of their native culture as possible. E) They regrouped and led resistance movements against the colonizers.
Which of the following was not a disputed issue between the U.S. and Spain in the 1780s–1790s?
A) Spanish claims to Louisiana B) the U.S.-Florida border C) navigation of the Mississippi River D) Spanish forts along the Great Lakes
Suburban living during the 1920s was possible because of:
A) land grants to construction companies. B) government-subsidized mortgages. C) the movement of factories out of the cities. D) the growth of the automobile industry and mass transit.