Why was the original "Freedom" sculpture (left) rejected?
A) Secretary of War Jefferson Davis thought she should look more like a warrior.
B) The sculptor was friends with abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner.
C) Her robes looked too much like those of a Catholic priest.
D) Many thought that freedom should be represented as a man.
E) Her hat was like those worn by freed slaves in ancient Rome.
E
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Loyalists who fled the United States during and after the American Revolution:
A) sold their property to Congress at the war's conclusion. B) took their slaves with them to Canada. C) encountered little hostility from American revolutionaries. D) were generally reluctant and unhappy exiles.
In what ways did the events of Ashoka's reign mark the high point of Buddhism in India? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
The alliance that allowed Athens to turn itself into an empire was called
a. the Peloponnesian League. b. the League of Corinth. c. the Delian League. d. the League of Victors. e. None of these.