Compare and contrast the impact of the Revolution on the position of women and on the position of African Americans in American society. How, in the years following the Revolution, was the revolutionary commitment to equality denied to women and African Americans? How was this denial justified?
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According to the text, "During the first generation of settlement, when land was plentiful and the immigrant population small, Pennsylvania upheld Penn's promise to treat the Indians with respect"
What does this statement imply about relations between the colonists and Indians? A) Only the leadership of a committed individual could keep the peace. B) Harmony could not be maintained between two different cultures. C) Conflicts resulted from tensions over land. D) Later generations of colonists did not respect the wishes of their predecessors. E) People did not want to immigrate to colonies where Indians were respected.
Which of the following was instrumental in helping to create a more homogenous mass culture during the 1930s?
a. Compulsory school-attendance laws b. Television c. Political conventions d. The radio
What was one effect of the changing family structures that took place between 1972 and 1998 that are depicted on these graphs?
A) an decline in the number of single women having children on their own B) a decline in student enrollment throughout the nation's grade schools C) an increase in traditional nuclear families consisting of two heterosexual parents and their children D) legal recognition of same-sex marriages throughout the country
After 1680, Chesapeake planters began to rely more heavily on black slave labor than on indentured white servants because
A. the pool of available black labor was widening. B. declining death rates made indentured servants more profitable than slaves. C. the flow of white servant immigrants was increasing. D. whites were developing a more egalitarian society.