Pre-Civil War slave codes
A) allowed slaves to own property and make contracts.
B) defined slaves as property.
C) legally sanctioned slave marriages.
D) denied slaves any legal rights.
B
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A) the state of FDR's health. B) the plans for the D-Day invasion. C) the Manhattan Project. D) the bombing of civilians in Japan. E) FDR's hopes to involve the Soviets in fighting Japan.
One feature of the Hellenistic economy was
A) an economic boom, especially in Egypt. B) a seventy-five-year depression. C) a lack of coinage compared with the previous period. D) the concentration of trade and commerce in Greece. E) making Athens the central trade center in the Mediterranean.
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
Why did voting decline during the Progressive Era?
a. Because pessimism marked the Progressive Era, people did not bother voting. b. Because African Americans and women made up most of the population, their disfranchisement affected voter turnout. c. People focused on social reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. d. People focused on moral reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. e. People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported, so they did not feel the need to vote.