Which of the following helps explain the growth of African-American institutions in the antebellum period?
A) government intervention
B) the strength of the antislavery movement
C) segregation and racial exclusion
D) the aid of white institutions
Answer: C
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Which of the following describes the Enlightenment in Europe?
a. the Scientific Revolution was applied to human society.
b. rational laws should apply to social behavior
c. systemizing knowledge and organizing reference materials
d. pursued lines of inquiry that questioned religions and politics.
e. all of the above
All of the major slave conspiracies became slave revolts during the early 1800s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What was Bartolome de Las Casas' relationship to the encomienda system?
a. He designed and implemented it. b. He considered it the lynchpin of capitalism. c. He considered it immoral and protested it. d. He performed marriages between Spanish explorers and enslaved native women. e. He convinced Moctezuma to provide slaves to Spanish settlements.
What was the Whigs' strategy for winning the 1836 election?
a. Nominating Henry Clay b. Promoting their program of railroads, canals, and roads c. Forcing the election into the House of Representatives d. Launching a smear campaign against Martin Van Buren e. Attacking excessive federal spending