What impact did slavery have on the southern value system?
A. The presence of slave labor created an egalitarian value system among the white majority.
B. Slavery created constant tension between slaveowners and nonslaveowners.
C. The availability of slave labor had the effect of devaluing free labor in the South.
D. Slavery created a strong sense of community responsibility among the white majority.
Answer: C
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A) imposing direct taxes on the colonies to raise revenue to reduce England's national debt. B) using British naval vessels to halt colonial smuggling and enforce the collection of customs duties. C) halting the colonists incursion into the trans-Appalachian West. D) garrisoning British regular troops in the North American frontier.
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A) the dowry fund for poor women. B) neighborhood confraternities to support social welfare programs. C) foundling homes for poor and abandoned children. D) church schools to teach the poor obedience to authority. E) the establishment of safe retreats for prostitutes desiring to leave their profession.
Outside of Europe, the major scenes of battle in the Seven Years War were
a. North America and Africa. b. Central America and India. c. India and North America. d. Latin America and Africa. e. North America and Latin America.
Which of the following best describes the election of 1936?
A. A pattern of fairly close presidential elections was established. B. Roosevelt sought to turn it into a contest between the have and have-nots. C. Race replaced religion as the main predictor of loyalty to the Democrats. D. Minority voters went to the polls in declining numbers.