Who was Crispus Attucks?
A) one of the people who died after accosting British soldiers at the Boston Massacre
B) a famous slave who fought against the British in the battles of Lexington and Concord
C) a black man who was famous for his poetry during the American Revolution
D) a British loyalist who fought alongside Benedict Arnold in several battles
Answer: A
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A) heritable living. B) pocket borough. C) sinecure. D) tenured seat. E) entail.
The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was
A. Adolf III. B. Maria Theresa. C. Joseph II. D. Frederick the Great. E. Charles VI.
The Erie Canal was primarily financed by
A) the federal government. B) private entrepreneurs. C) foreign investors. D) state and local governments.
Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the ideas of Charles C. Jones, Jr., on slaves?
a) Slaves who sought Union lines should be given "terrible corporal punishment." b) Masters should be encouraged to let their slaves live outside the home and earn wages as long as they kept them under control. c) Slaves should be encouraged to practice the Christian religion. d) Slaves would seek freedom due to "ignorance, credulity, (and) pliability." e) Slavery was the natural and proper condition for blacks.