How did apologists describe the institution of slavery before the 1830s?
a. as a benefit to the slaves themselves
b. as a necessary evil
c. as an inevitable institution
d. as a neutral business arrangement
e. as a sinful enterprise
B
You might also like to view...
Which of the following statements about Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Russia in 1941 is true?
a) Hitler was already planning the invasion even as he signed the nonaggression pact with Josef Stalin. b) Hitler assumed that his invasion would be more difficult after Josef Stalin replaced most of the old Soviet generals with new, younger officers. Consider This: Hitler’s high command was aware of the invasion plans from the outset. See 13.3: Armageddon in the East. c) Hitler hoped that by taking Russia, he would get anti-Communist America on his side. Consider This: Hitler’s high command was aware of the invasion plans from the outset. See 13.3: Armageddon in the East. d) Hitler wanted to annex Ukraine and make it a free trade zone in his new empire. Consider This: Hitler’s high command was aware of the invasion plans from the outset. See 13.3: Armageddon in the East.
With his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown hoped to
A) outrage northern abolitionists. B) provoke a slave insurrection. C) free Congress to accept the Lecompton Constitution. D) force the North and South to negotiate a compromise on the slavery question.
The fact that Venice, Genoa, Byzantium, and Turkey controlled Mediterranean trade routes led Spain and Portugal in the fifteenth century to
a. declare war throughout Europe b. begin the Crusades to recapture these routes c. search for alternative trade routes d. create self-sufficient economies e. trade with each other
Assess the changes in U.S. foreign policy between 1898 and 1919. Where had American interests changed, and where did they remain the same?
What will be an ideal response?