In what way did the slave codes of the mainland British colonies ensure the continuity of the institution?
A) The codes were incorporated into the British constitution.
B) The codes defined children born to slave mothers as slaves themselves.
C) The codes drew upon Biblical themes to underscore their authority.
D) The codes outlawed abolitionism.
E) The codes required slavery to be accepted throughout the colonies.
B
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What was the result of U.S. Army General Josiah Harmar's September 1790 march into the Ohio territory of the Miami and Shawnees?
A) It stopped all Indian attacks on frontier settlements in the Ohio and Indiana territories. B) General Harmar's army was defeated by Shawnees, Miamis, and Pottawattamies and 500 Americans were killed before the rest retreated. C) Most of the attempts at negotiating peace with Indian tribes in the Ohio and Indiana territories succeeded. D) White settlement west of the Ohio River slowed to a trickle.
From a worker's perspective, industrial work patterns often seemed all of the following EXCEPT
A) dangerous. B) impersonal. C) monotonous. D) undisciplined.
In what area of North America were the largest populations of non-agricultural Indians concentrated?
A) California and the Pacific Northwest B) Great Basin C) New England D) Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Which of the following techniques was NOT used by the Nixon Administration against perceived enemies in the US?
a) Illegal wire taps b) Arrest without cause c) Audits of tax returns d) CIA investigations