The economic status of Southeast Asian women was adversely affected by?
a) European Christian-based laws demeaning women
b) Imported textiles supplanting local hand-woven cloth
c) The widespread conscription of Asian men into European armies
d) The need for larger families
e) All of these choices
Answer: a) European Christian-based laws demeaning women
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The New York printer whose trial for seditious libel became one of the most celebrated tests of freedom of the press in the history of journalism was
A) James Hamilton. B) John Peter Zenger. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) Jacob Leisler.
In their defense of slavery, southerners often demonstrated a belief in
a. egalitarianism among all whites. b. maintaining the social order as God and nature prescribed it. c. the eventual emergence of a truly integrated society. d. education as a way to achieve the goal of equality among all people.
What attracted voters to the Know-Nothing Party?
a. its desire to dissolve the Missouri Compromise b. its move to annex Cuba for the expansion of American slavery c. its call for immediate emancipation of all slaves d. its opposition to the Dred Scott decision e. its denunciation of Roman Catholic immigrants
What was the major weakness of French colonies?
A. Lack of natural resources B. Dependence on slave populations for production C. Competition for territory with the Dutch D. Lack of colonial population E. Insufficient shipping capacity