One of the most extreme reactions to the spreading plague were processions of __________, religious fanatics who beat themselves in ritual penance
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: flagellants
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How did William and Ellen Craft escape from slavery?
A) Ellen passed for a sickly white man, accompanied by "his" slave, William. B) They killed their master and several people along the way. C) They escaped with the assistance of Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. D) They took a boat from Charleston to Haiti.
In spite of its refusal to engage the Japanese in battle, the GMD made us of
a. Communist guerilla tactics. b. press gangs to draft peasants. c. gunboat diplomacy. d. biological warfare.
The complex code of honor that shaped relationships among elite men in the Old South is defined as
A) ?A belief that a man's personal value depended on how others saw him and that his reputation was his strongest asset B) ?A solid sense of self C) ?The notion that people behave in a self-disciplined manner, regardless of what others thought D) ?A strict adherence to the idea that allegiance to one's race stood above all else E) ?The defense of one's beliefs in the face of criticism
Solutions proposed for the issue of slavery in the territories included all of the following EXCEPT:
A) the Wilmot Proviso. B) popular sovereignty. C) legalization of slavery in California only. D) a stronger fugitive slave law.