Why did many yeoman farmers feel resentment toward rich planters, yet still support the institution of slavery?
a. These farmers feared that the government would give freed slaves their land if slavery were abolished.
b. Many poor white farmers also worked as overseers on large plantations.
c. They believed they benefited financially from slavery.
d. Slavery made all whites feel they were free and equal members of a master race.
d. Slavery made all whites feel they were free and equal members of a master race.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The council that ended the Great Schism was the council of
a. Clermont. b. Canossa. c. Orleans. d. Constance. e. Trent.
Northern industrial workers during the Civil War
a. found that their pay did not keep up with inflation. b. suffered from high unemployment. c. enjoyed unprecedented prosperity. d. experienced genuine job security for the first time.
What was the intention of the Polish reforms following the first partition?
A. to create a stronger central state B. to reduce royal authority C. to promote Catholicism as a source of unity D. to establish a code of laws based on the principle of natural rights