Which of the following statements BEST describes Caribbean planters’ attitudes toward punishing their slaves?
a. Although slave codes were harsh at first, they declined in severity as the black population grew to vastly outnumber the white population and masters grew to fear retaliation.
b. Masters strove to find a delicate balance between maintaining discipline over their slaves without causing significant physical harm to them.
c. Because masters could so easily procure new slaves, they felt little compunction against maintaining discipline through brutal measures.
d. Although slave codes allowed planters to use harsh measures against insubordinate slaves, they also stipulated harsh punishments for masters who brutalized their slaves excessively or without good cause.
c. Because masters could so easily procure new slaves, they felt little compunction against maintaining discipline through brutal measures.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except
a. the chief purpose of government was to protect private property rights. b. people are born without innate ideas. c. absolutism is the best form of government. d. human understanding comes through our experiences. e. the concept of a social contract.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When publishing The Starry Messenger, what did Galileo fail to understand about how Church officials in Rome would react to his discoveries?
a) Proof that seemed evident and indisputable to him could not readily be accepted by people whose beliefs required his findings to be false. b) He might have gotten further with the cardinals and pope if he had bribed them. Consider This: Why would rulers like Cosimo II de’ Medici be more inclined to accept Galileo’s findings than would religious leaders? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. c) The pope and cardinals agreed with him, but wanted to protect themselves from the Inquisition. Consider This: Why would rulers like Cosimo II de’ Medici be more inclined to accept Galileo’s findings than would religious leaders? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. d) The pope and cardinals were concerned that Protestants would laugh at them if they accepted the new findings. Consider This: Why would rulers like Cosimo II de’ Medici be more inclined to accept Galileo’s findings than would religious leaders? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger.