Which of the following statements regarding urban slavery is FALSE?
A. Urban slaves were prohibited from having contact with free blacks.
B. Some urban slaves were skilled trade workers.
C. Urban slaves were less supervised than rural slaves.
D. The line between slavery and freedom in cities was less distinct.
E. Urban slaves in the South had little working competition from European immigrants.
A
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were enacted due to Federalist fear of the democratic effects of the French Revolution on American citizens.
a. true b. false
Which statement summarizes the English crown's hope for Georgia?
a. Georgia would be a buffer state between South Carolina and Spanish Florida. b. Georgia would attract religious dissidents from Massachusetts Bay. c. Georgia would become a commercial success and a source of royal revenue. d. Georgia would become a model for a democratic state.
What was the political landscape of the Italian peninsula in the early nineteenth century?
a) Austria controlled much of the north, the papacy ruled the middle, and a branch of the Bourbon family reigned in the south, effectively blocking formation of an Italian nation. b) The papacy controlled all of the Italian peninsula except for Sicily and a few border cities in the far north, which meant that Protestant Europe never trusted the Italian government. Consider This: Klemens von Metternich referred to Italy as “merely a geographical expression.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany. c) Although Napoleon had been beaten, his brother, the Italian king, had managed to unify the peninsula against the Austrians. Consider This: Klemens von Metternich referred to Italy as “merely a geographical expression.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany. d) Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Klemens von Metternich combined to establish a puppet government for the principality of Savoy. Consider This: Klemens von Metternich referred to Italy as “merely a geographical expression.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany.
In 1492, Jews known as the Sephardim were expelled from
a. Spain. b. England. c. the Ottoman Empire. d. the Holy Roman Empire. e. Poland.