While the Old South was a diverse region of the United States, it was united in its
A. dependence on staple crops such as tobacco, cotton, and rice.
B. belief that slavery was central only to the economy and not to southern culture and identity.
C. belief in the 1830s that slavery was on the decline.
D. dependence on the labor of women.
Answer: A
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A. To become a respected military general. B. To become official emperor of the Italian people. C. To create a "holy empire" enforced by the Catholic church. D. To take over the Catholic church and wield papal power. E. To establish a strong centralized state dominated by Sicily.
Which of the following was NOT a similarity between the establishment of Buddhism in China and Christianity in Western Europe?
a. Both the Buddhist and Christian establishments built hierarchies modeled on their respective empires. b. Reformers often accused both Buddhist and Christian establishments of forgetting their central spiritual missions. c. Both Buddhism and Christianity appealed to recently settled nomadic rulers who sought legitimacy for their rule. d. Both Buddhist and Christian monasteries offered relative freedom from male control for substantial numbers of women.
American interest in a war with Cuba was spurred by the 1895 death of Valeriano Weyler, head of the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War, Britain demanded that the United States
A) cancel its prewar debt to British merchants. B) observe the rights of Indians living west of the Appalachian Mountains. C) restore the rights and property of American loyalists. D) give up its fishing rights off the coast of Eastern Canada.