Which of the following is reflective of new attitudes on age and aging that formed in American culture toward the end of the eighteenth century?
A. More children were named for their grandparents.
B. Legislatures introduced mandatory minimum-age laws for public officials.
C. To be older was seen to be more venerable.
D. New vocabulary emerged for disparaging one's elders.
Answer: D
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A) The AASS refused to turn toward violence, which he began to advocate as a fugitive slave. B) His white colleagues seemed to value him more for being a fugitive slave than for his oratory and intelligence. C) He was upset because the AASS refused to press for the abolition of slavery in foreign countries as well as the United States. D) He felt that the organization should turn toward the example of France and Spain in abolishing slavery.
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