The colony of Georgia was founded
a. by a joint-stock company.
b. as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas.
c. by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II.
d. in the seventeenth century.
e. to supply New England with much-needed African slaves.
b
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The Hebrew Bible
A) differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. B) focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God. C) related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life. D) tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity. E) was written in Aramaic.
When Kansas applied for statehood, President James Buchanan:
A) endorsed the pro-slavery constitution. B) said the issue was a congressional one. C) refused to consider the request at that time. D) accepted the anti-slavery constitution.
The chapter introduction tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to make the point that
A. economic depression was not the only harsh reality faced by anxious Americans at the turn of the century. B. the time known as the Progressive Era was when modern city services such as police and fire departments spread across America. C. industrial society increasingly had to face the negative consequences of decades of wrenching economic change. D. reformers of the day sought to use government to curb abusive corporations and establish a good society.
The Emancipation Proclamation:
a. proposed that slavery would be abolished once the war was over. b. freed slaves in the areas not under Union control. c. ended slavery in the border states. d. abolished slavery in the United States.