Indentured servants ________
A) were working off the cost of their passage to America
B) served the same number of years regardless of age or experience
C) had no more legal rights than slaves
D) were never legally emancipated
E) usually lived long enough to complete their terms of service
Answer: A
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Buchanan's reaction to the Lecompton constitution was to
A) support it because it provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves in Kansas. B) support it as a perfect example of popular sovereignty. C) refuse to submit it to Congress because it permitted slavery. D) support it despite the fraud perpetrated by the proslavery faction.
European naval superiority was first demonstrated by the major Portuguese victor over a Muslim fleet off the coast of
a. Mauritania. b. India. c. Ceylon. d. Java. e. Arabia.
In conjunction with their repeal of the Stamp Act, the British issued the ¬¬___ declaring that Parliament "had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever."
a. Prohibitory Act b. Tea Act c. Boston Port Act d. Declaratory Act e. Administration of Justice Act
Which of the following statements is a true depiction of this era?
A) Most children, black and white, were raised by white servants. B) Slaveholding families rejected paternalism. C) Plantations were quite similar to northern farms. D) Plantations produced most of their own clothing and food.