Which provides the strongest evidence that eighteenth-century slavery was based on racist views?
a. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on the amount of money a person had, and blacks had little money.
b. The status of a person as a slave depended on where the person was born, and being born in
Africa made a person a slave.
c. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on skin color.
d. The status of a person as a slave depended partly on skin color and partly on intelligence.
e. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on social class.
C
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As a war leader, Jefferson Davis __________
a. focused more on policymaking than controlling the military b. had an excellent relationship with his generals c. lacked initiative and leadership on the home front d. frequently used martial law to retain control e. had the full support of southern governors
Buddhism and Jainism gained popularity in the late Vedic period because
a. they tapped into the wellspring of popular discontent with the status and ranking of Brahmins. b. there was more trade going on with China and missionaries were sent. c. naturalistic religions were felt to be more in keeping with the sky-gods of old. d. they offered insight or enlightenment as a path to salvation instead of rituals. e. each posited polygamy as an option.
The Greeks were drawn to the sea because,
a. overland travel was difficult b. they needed to import metals c. Greece had good anchorages d. all of the above
President Franklin Roosevelt made his "quarantine" speech in an effort to block Hitler's takeover of Austria.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)