Assume the role of a freedman in 1865. Describe your hopes and fears. What is it that you expect of freedom? What do you want? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider:
Hopes: land ownership; economic independence; education; mobility; legal marriage; suffrage.
Fears: white supremacists; failing idealism of sympathetic whites; withdrawal of Congress's support; dependence on whites.
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Examine the development of the concept of a Slave Power in the North from 1836 to 1861. What events made the presence of such a power credible to northerners? Why did northerners fear the Slave Power? What forces and events caused that fear to increase?
What will be an ideal response?
America's Gilded Age presidents usually
A) proved to be incompetent leaders. B) were reelected to a second term. C) did not feel obligated to propose new legislation to Congress. D) had little experience in politics and public service.
When Islam arrived, most societies in Africa did not have a system of religious belief in place.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In 1983 LU 636 apprenticeship:
A: accepted an all time high number of applicants B: closed for three months to build funds C: allowed LU 98 plumbers to attend classes D: all of the above