The concept that a wife's legal existence was "covered" by her husband and that he alone could make binding choices was called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
coverture
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The theaters on the south bank of the Thames in Shakespeare's time were known to be ___________.
A. rowdy and eclectic B. sites for the London elite C. the only theaters where women were allowed to perform D. staid and formal
Chief Justice John Marshall strengthened the judicial branch of government at the expense of the executive and ________ branches.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All of the following were English colonies in the eighteenth century except
a. India. c. the Bahamas. b. Newfoundland. d. Angola.
Which of the following was the biggest change to the composition of the elite in the nineteenth century?
a. the increased roles of women in business b. the rise of new rich c. multicultural and ethnic diversity in the ruling classes of Western societies d. the decrease of importance of nobility and titles