According to the historian Edmund Morgan, what is the “American paradox”?
a. Property is the basis of freedom but slaves themselves are property.
b. Men hold social dominance over women regardless of respective races.
c. Equality for white men was built upon the enslavement of black men.
d. American colonists fought against British slavery while owning slaves of their own.
c. Equality for white men was built upon the enslavement of black men.
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What was the most important responsibility facing the Second Continental Congress?
a. to convince the colonists of the necessity for war b. to win loyalty from the Indians c. to organize the colonies for war d. to find a strong political leader for the nation e. to draft the Declaration of Independence
The division between Shi'ite and Sunni states resulted in all of the following except
a. Arabic was no longer considered the language of the Qu'ran. b. new Persian-language literature was no longer considered part of the shared Islamic culture. c. the disruption of trading networks. d. the isolation of Central Asia.
The elections of 1876 saw
A. the Supreme Court decide the presidential election. B. Ulysses Grant make an unsuccessful bid for an unprecedented third term. C. the governor of New York become president. D. the candidate with the most popular votes fail to get elected. E. a Democrat become president for the first time since the Civil War.
Woodrow Wilson's record on race relations __________
a. elicited the support of African Americans b. disappointed African Americans and many progressives c. won him support in the North d. showed his consistent opposition to racial discrimination e. was incredibly liberal