What role did ideas of race play in the theory of Manifest Destiny?
What will be an ideal response?
Embedded in the theory of Manifest Destiny was the belief that the "White" race was superior to other races and was therefore destined to "subdue and replenish the earth." It was therefore the responsibility of settlers to spread their religion and values to the "savage" Native Americans of the West.
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What impact did the slave trade have on Europe?
A. The expanding trans-Atlantic trade in slaves and the products of slave labor became the basis of the European economic system. B. It caused the European economy to become dependent on the whims of West African rulers. C. It caused severe economic dislocations in the European states involved in the trade. D. As European states involved in the trade colonized West Africa, their empires became worldwide in scope.
The "headright" was commonly used in the southern colonies and some of the middle colonies to
A) encourage the development of urban settlements. B) determine the eligibility of a settler for voting and holding office. C) award tracts of land to new arrivals in the colonies. D) provide land for churches.
The real catalyst for US activity in Latin America was the 1959 seizure of power by ____________________
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_________ encompasses all behaviors-other than spoken words-that communicate messages and have shared meaning between people. A. Phatic communication B. Mediated communication C. Face-to-face communication D. Nonverbal communication
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