Which of the following cultural activities did slaves undertake in their communities covertly and ALWAYS without the permission of their white owners?
A) growing their own food
B) making cloth for better clothing than their owners gave them
C) learning to read and write
D) earning cash by selling surplus food and clothing to the free people in surrounding communities
Answer: C
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A. a conceptualization of the Orient, or East, which places it in opposition to the Occident or West B. identifying with Asian countries or cultures C. being of or from an Asian country, and practicing a culturally authentic lifestyle, but no longer living there D. the act of traveling, moving, or otherwise leaving “Western” civilization and immersing oneself in oriental cultures
Which of the following supports the interpretation of the 1820s and 1830s as the “age of democracy”?
a) role of the popular press in shaping public opinion b) differences in clothing styles of the upper and lower classes c) introduction of licensing requirements for physicians d) production of literature that catered to a political elite
After Thomasine's death, John Winthrop
a) married again and helped found a colony in the New World. b) never married. c) found solace in his home at Groton Manor. d) gave her clothing and effects to her mother. e) sold Groton Manor and moved to Scotland.
When Congress, in 1866, decided to base its Reconstruction plan on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, the amendment was
a. supported by President Johnson. b. rejected by all southern legislatures except Tennessee's. c. approved by the southern states and then withdrawn by Congress. d. supported by prominent women's rights activists but received little additional support.