Assume the role of an indentured servant in seventeenth-century Virginia. Describe what your life is like, what problems you have, what your routine is, and your relationships with others
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: widespread poverty, harsh environment, hard labor, disease epidemics, abuse and sexual exploitation by masters, anticipation of "freedom dues," shortage of women, little chance for marriage or stable family life.
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What new roles did the New Deal establish for the federal government in American society?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following was not a U.S. innovation in warfare used for the first time during the Civil War?
A) ?repeating rifles B) ?submarines C) ?minié balls D) ?land mines E) ?None of these are correct.
Under which system of law did women have greater legal rights, especially with regard to property rights?
A. English law B. Spanish law C. "frontier law" D. The English and Spanish systems gave women the same legal rights.
Which of the following is a significant weakness of the Persian Empire?
A. Its lack of a uniform culture in a diverse population B. The autonomy granted to the satraps C. The demobilization of the enormous military of the Assyrians D. The lack of scientific development in the empire E. An unstable economy because of lack of artisanal development