In the (perhaps idealized) _____________, individual families would work one of eight plots, while a common plot would provide rent and taxes to the landowner.
a. Big-rat system.
b. Pieces-of-eight system.
c. Feudal system.
d. Well-field system.
d. Well-field system.
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In 1885, Indian professionals and intellectuals founded the ____________________ as a reaction to British economic exploitation
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To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in enhancing the quality of people's lives, insurance companies offered improved healthcare and other benefits
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which does NOT help explain why Whig Party candidate General Winfield Scott was crushed in the 1852 presidential campaign?
A) The Compromise of 1850 weakened the political differences between Whigs and Democrats. B) The Whigs did not succeed in rallying public interest in a major political issue. C) The Whigs alienated nativists by actively seeking the immigrant vote. D) The Whig nominee lost northern support by allying himself with the antislavery wing of the party. E) The Whig nominee lost southern support by allying himself with the antislavery wing of the party.
Why did Jeffersonians fear strong financial institutions?
A) Most were simple farmers who did not understand banking policy. B) They resented Federalists, who tended to have more money. C) They held firm religious beliefs about the sin of greed. D) Most were anti-Semitic, believing that banks were controlled by Jewish interests. E) They believed that banks were the root of corruption in the British government.