Compared to other regions of colonial North America in the eighteenth century, the Mid-Atlantic region was notable for its
a. unusually large black population.
b. almost complete absence of African slaves.
c. cultural and ethnic diversity.
d. entrenched tradition of racial equality.
c. cultural and ethnic diversity.
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A conceptualization in which time is viewed as a scarce resource that must be rationed and controlled is referred to as:
A) m-time B) bounded time C) p-time D) unbounded time E) f-time
The transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. asserted that through nature, individuals could find personal fulfillment. B. remained a deeply religious clergyman throughout his life. C. was a leading critic of the American political system. D. asserted that organized religion served no useful purpose in society. E. believed American thinkers should be allied with European intellectuals.
Holland's challenge to Spanish colonization efforts in the Philippines was a sign of __________
A) a lack of clear geographic knowledge by the European powers B) bitterness towards the English C) the growing weakness of the Spanish D) increasing imperial rivalry
Patrick Henry of Virginia opposed the ratification of the Constitution because he
A) did not believe the national government being created had strong enough powers. B) believed that a strong national government would inevitably lead to a loss of individual liberties such as trial by jury, liberty of the press, and rights of conscience. C) desired that a federation of states in which the real authority rested with a national government far enough away from its citizens to protect their rights. D) did not trust the patriotic loyalty of advocates of the Constitution such as James Madison.