How did the Mason-Dixon Line come about?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Developed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon (surveyors) in a resolution of a border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware and is a cultural border between North and South
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A) Patriarchy was the rule. B) Patriarchal and matrilineal families existed. C) Matriarchy was the rule. D) Matrilineal families disappeared with the Bantu migrations.
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the higher food prices caused by growing demand for agricultural produce in towns and cities?
A) Lords sought to grow more food for profit on their estates. B) Many serfs were no longer legally tied to the land and were converted into free peasants. C) Almost all peasants gained complete economic independence from their lords. D) Labor services were often converted into monetary payments or fixed rents. E) All of these are correct.
In a world of racialized violence and dominance, southern society sought to protect the sexual purity of
a. Black women b. Black men c. White women d. White men
The phrase "iron curtain" to describe Soviet domination of Eastern Europe was popularized in a 1946 speech delivered by:
A) Harry Truman. B) Joseph Stalin. C) George Kennan. D) Winston Churchill.