The supporters of the white Redeemers terrorized African Americans in the South with violence, intimidation, and the law in order to:
A) lease out prisoners to private companies or landowners looking for workers after the demise of slavery.
B) push freedmen to migrate to the North.
C) win political and social control away from those promoting greater racial equality in the region.
D) prevent black men from marrying white women.
E) force black men to work for them for substandard pay.
C
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A) True B) False
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a. defined slavery as lifetime servitude. b. defined slavery as inheritable servitude. c. usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write. d. provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom. e. applied to indentured servants as well.
In the context of power in marriage, when couples refuse to acknowledge the way gender socialization and social forces have steered them toward traditional roles, they construct
A. role overload. B. role conflict. C. patriarchal terrorism. D. a myth of equality.
Similar to evangelical preachers in the nineteenth century, northern abolitionists __________.
A. employed a confrontational and personal style B. ignored the unconverted C. treated their opponents with Christian charity D. relied on calm, unemotional rhetoric