Which statement about slavery in America in the 1780s is true?
A. Many southern states prohibited the importation of slaves from abroad.
B. In no state was it illegal.
C. Virginia passed a law forbidding the manumission of slaves.
D. The strongest forces against slavery were found in the western colonies.
E. Most whites believed blacks should be integrated into American society as equals.
Answer: A
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Which of the following arguments was used by opponents of the Treaty of Paris?
A. The war is unjust, so the treaty is also unjust. B. The United States should not be engaged in economic expansion. C. The annexation of areas populated by dark-skinned people will undermine Anglo-Saxon purity. D. The radical and revolutionary ideas of the Puerto Rican people will undermine American capitalism.
What does the process of ostracism entail?
A) An anonymous vote was taken once ostracism was called for. Whoever received the majority of votes was exiled for twenty years. B) A vote of the Assembly was taken once ostracism was called for. Whoever received the majority of votes was exiled for ten years. C) A vote of the Assembly was taken once ostracism was called for. Whoever received the majority of votes was exiled for twenty years. D) A vote of the Assembly was taken once ostracism was called for. Whoever received the majority of votes was exiled for thirty years. E) An anonymous vote was taken once ostracism was called for. Whoever received the majority of votes was exiled for ten years.
A large-scale influx of foreign capital into Latin America did not occur in the first half of the nineteenth century because
A) severe depressions in Europe restricted export of capital from that area. B) political disorder in Latin America discouraged foreign investment. C) European capitalists preferred to send their capital to Africa and Asia. D) Latin American nationalistic legislation discouraged foreign investment.
Martin Luther King, Jr., identified ________ as the ideal place in which to intensify the freedom struggle.
A. Little Rock B. Raleigh C. Greensboro D. Birmingham