What did Thomas Reade Cobb mean when he wrote "a state of bondage, so far from doing violence to the law of [the African's] nature, develops and perfects it"?
a. Slaves had a right to freedom.
b. Servitude was good for African Americans.
c. Slaves were physically weaker than whites.
d. Africans were gifted with amazing talents by nature.
Ans: b. Servitude was good for African Americans.
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A. North Korea was to be "contained" at the 38th parallel. B. Korea was to be reunified by force. C. The Communist governments in both North Korea and China were to be overthrown. D. Indochina was to be taken and the territory divided among the United States, France, and Great Britain.
What method did the Basque separatist group ETA, the Irish Republican Army, and Islamist groups use to achieve their goals?
A) protest B) persuasion C) terrorism D) negotiation
Why was the issue of school integration moot in most big cities by the 1980s?
A) increased racial enlightenment B) integration had already been achieved C) white flight to the suburbs D) busing led to balanced school systems
A problem within the church was simony, or
a. appointment of one's relatives to church positions. b. selling of absolution for sin in advance of committing it. c. non-celibate clergy. d. buying and selling of ecclesiastical appointments. e. inclusion of non-ordained personnel in church services.