The statutes governi9ng slavery in the North American colonies originated in
a. England
b. Virginia
c. Brazil
d. Barbados
e. Spain
Ans: d. Barbados
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Examine the engraving of blacks from about 1858 on the first page of the chapter. How do historians know that this is a photograph of a southern plantation?
A) It shows enslaved women tending children for whites in an urban area. B) It shows skilled slaves working on the docks of a city waterfront. C) It shows slave families picking cotton while whites supervise them. D) It shows sorrowful slaves being separated while angry whites glare at them.
Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone . . . America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century"?
a. The colonists set up communities in the New World that were much closer to the communities of Africa than to those of Europe. b. Many European colonists gave up the traditional ways of their homelands, while people brought to America from Africa retained most of their traditions. c. The new colonies were governed in ways that were unlike any kind of European government and more like African governments. d. Africans were not the largest group to immigrate to America, but they had the greatest influence on the new colonies. e. More Africans than Europeans came to North America in the early years of colonization.
The Treaty of Tordesillas demonstrated that the papacy __________
A) saw the whole world as the rightful inheritance of Christianity B) respected New World native religions C) had little interest in overseas exploration D) recognized Spain's claim to Brazil
Colonial American women usually had higher status than their English sisters. Regarding colonial women, which statement is false?
a. divorce was easier to obtain for wronged wives b. abusive husbands could be reprimanded by the authorities c. widows inherited a larger share of their husbands' estates than in Europe d. women were admitted to college on an equal basis with men