In an effort to avoid the potential mayhem of the Germanic system of personal revenge for the punishment of crimes, an alternative system arose that made use of a fine called
a. wergeld.
b. wingard.
c. wodoms.
d. wargast.
e. arbeiter.
a
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A. nurseries B. colleges C. home D. temple
Free blacks in the South were __________
a. unable to own or operate small businesses b. required to carry documentation of their free status at all times c. given the same rights as free blacks in the North d. allowed to hold meetings or form organizations as long as they had a white sponsor e. free to move from one county or state to another
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A) rapid B) piecemeal C) partial D) aggressive
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a. the man who killed Tecumseh. b. the chief negotiator during peace talks. c. the "second Benedict Arnold." d. a naval commander on the Great Lakes.