Which of the following was NOT true of the colony of Georgia?
A) The colony was to serve as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the prospering Carolina colonies.
B) It grew slowly because the charter stipulated that no one could own enough land to develop a large-scale plantation.
C) Slavery stood at the heart of this colony from the very beginning.
D) It was supposed to serve as a haven for persecuted English Protestants and debtors.
E) It was founded as a proprietary colony after the Restoration.
C
You might also like to view...
Which was the most demanding of the mystery cults?
A. The Cult of Cybele B. The Cult of Eleusinia C. The Cult of Isis D. The Cult of Osiris E. The Cult of Demeter
Founded in 1919 by white Methodist minister Will W. Alexander, the Commission on Interracial Cooperation denounced all of the following EXCEPT
a. segregation. b. debt peonage. c. disenfranchisement. d. mob violence.
The Tang dynasty fell due to
A) control of the financial system by vested interests. B) deterioration of the state education system. C) persecution of Buddhists. D) raiding by bandits. E) all of the above.
Puritans objected to the way Queen Elizabeth I's bishops interpreted the Protestant doctrine of predestination because the bishops argued that
A) the morality of individual behavior on earth had no effect on God's decision about a person's salvation. B) people who knew they were saved need not be bound by earthly laws. C) a person's efforts to lead a good life might cause God to change His mind and save a person who was previously damned. D) the correctness of an individual's religious beliefs had no effect on whether a person was saved or damned.