The slaves’ most valuable safeguard against abuse was
a. state law.
b. federal law.
c. their masters’ Christian principles.
d. their cash value.
e. the fear of slaves running away.
ANS: D
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a. China b. Angola c. Algeria d. Cuba e. Nicaragua
In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone, the United States
A. carried out the overthrow of the president of Panama. B. assisted a revolution in Panama. C. surrounded the canal site with a "Great White Fleet." D. organized a trade embargo against Colombia. E. purchased the land for the canal from Colombia.
What, if anything, did anticolonial uprisings such as the sepoy rebellion of 1857, the Maji Maji rebellion, and the Filipino rebellion have in common? Why were they not more successful?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. Relationships between parents and children became more formal. b. The Cult of Domesticity lost ground. c. Families became more child-centered. d. More and more women were forced to work outside the home. e. The use of corporal punishment increased.