"In England so great a Regard and Reverence is had to the Judges, that if any man strike another in Westminster Hall, while the Judges are sitting, he shall lose his Right Hand, and forfeit his Land and Goods, for so doing. And tho' the Judges here claim all the Powers and Authorities within this Government, that a Court of King's Bench has in England, yet I believe Mr. Attorney will scarcely say, that such a Punishment could be legally inflicted on a Man for committing such an Offence, in the Presence of the Judges sitting in any Court within the Province of New-York. The Reason is obvious; a Quarrel or Riot in New-York cannot possibly be attended with those dangerous Consequences that it might in Westminster Hall; nor (I hope) will it be alledged, that any Misbehaviour to a Governor in
the Plantations will, or ought to be, judged of or punished, as a like Undutifulness would be to Our Sovereign." According to Andrew Hamilton, attorney representing Peter Zenger, how were the laws of the colonies related to the laws of England?
What will be an ideal response?
Although similar, colonial laws reflected conditions in the colonies.
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A) Thomas Jefferson B) Thomas Hobbes C) Galileo D) Isaac Newton
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One defining characteristic of stereotypes is that they are conscious and explicit. 2. Overall, the content of gender stereotypes is largely consistent across culture. 3. Endorsement of gender stereotypes in the United States has weakened significantly over the past 30 years. 4. Favorable stereotypes about women as warm, nurturing, and generous are consistent across race and socioeconomic status. 5. Stereotypes toward people who belong to multiple social groups (e.g., Black and Muslim) are simply the aggregate of the stereotypes toward each of the individual groups.
As European colonies developed, Native Americans were __________.
A. forced to the margins of the expanded colonies and states B. incorporated into colonial societies C. enslaved in large numbers D. participants in the construction of cultural identity in the colonies
The event that contributed most to ending the Southern anti-slavery movement was
a) Garrison's publication of the Liberator. b) the lynching of Elijah Lovejoy. c) the publication of the Boston Commercial Gazette. d) the Nat Turner Revolt. e) British abolitionist George Thompson's fiery speaking tour throughout the South.