During which battle did Union soldiers pin their names on their shirts so they could be identified after they were killed in battle?
a. Antietam
b. Gettysburg
c. Cold Harbor
d. Chancellorsville
ANSWER: a
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a) These companies had the capital and shipping needed to organize trade and settlement, while giving the crown both a share of the profits and deniability for encroaching on Spanish territory. b) Absolute monarchies never oversaw foreign ventures themselves because it was easier to stay at home. Consider This: The Dutch and the English had similar organizations. See 4.7: Narrative: A Pirate’s Life. c) Louis XIV was involved in so many wars he had no time for the Caribbean. Consider This: The Dutch and the English had similar organizations. See 4.7: Narrative: A Pirate’s Life. d) The owners of the French West Indies Company blackmailed Louis into giving them the charter, threatening to turn their piracy against him if he did not. Consider This: The Dutch and the English had similar organizations. See 4.7: Narrative: A Pirate’s Life.
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a. stelae. b. mansa. c. sasa. d. zamani. e. ziggurats.
Robnett and Anderson (2016) conducted a study to determine whether African-American, Asian-American, and Latina women were likely to identify as feminists. They surveyed 1,140 students at an urban university and asked them for their definitions of feminism and their reasons for identifying (or not) as feminists. Describe the study and its results.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Tea Act of 1773
A. raised the price of tea that Americans imported from Britain. B. gave the East India company a monopoly on the American tea trade. C. prohibited the consumption of tea in Massachusetts. D. cracked down on illegal smuggling of tea in the colonies.