Which of the following was NOT characteristic of the English indenture system?
A. The presence of indentured servants was a source of social unrest.
B. Most indentured servants received land upon completion of their contracts.
C. Female indentured servants constituted one-fourth of the total arrivals.
D. Female indentured servants were typically not allowed to marry while under contract.
E. Contracts for indenture generally lasted four to five years.
B
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a. an increase in premarital sex b. adultery became more widespread c. an increase in the number of abortions d. young women from respectable families did not hide the fact that they engaged in sexual foreplay
In nineteenth-century European life, Christianity was replaced as the dominant spiritual force by
a. atheism. b. radicalism. c. romanticism. d. nationalism. e. none of the above
Who did many African Americans initially support in the election of 1960?
A) John F. Kennedy B) Richard Nixon C) George Wallace D) Lyndon B. Johnson
Which of the following is categorized by the Census Bureau as a Hispanic group?
a) Puerto Ricans b) Pacific Islanders Consider This: The Hispanic population accounted for 16 percent of the nation’s population by 2010, reflecting what some observers have described as a “Latinization” of America. See 32.2.3: Emerging Hispanics. c) Filipinos Consider This: The Hispanic population accounted for 16 percent of the nation’s population by 2010, reflecting what some observers have described as a “Latinization” of America. See 32.2.3: Emerging Hispanics. d) Vietnamese Consider This: The Hispanic population accounted for 16 percent of the nation’s population by 2010, reflecting what some observers have described as a “Latinization” of America. See 32.2.3: Emerging Hispanics.