The dangers and turmoil of Peter the Great's youth convinced him that the power of the tsar must be made secure from the jealousy of the __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
boyars
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Which statement is most accurate?
A) Labor was divided along gender lines among slaves. B) Labor was not divided along gender lines among slaves. C) Sexual division of labor was not adhered to by the planter class. D) White female indentured servants were expected to work in the fields.
What is the connection during Reconstruction between the Ku Klux Klan and the Klan's outfit of hoods made from flour sacks and bed sheets?
A) The sheets hid the identity of the Klansmen from public knowledge. B) The sheets emphasized the rapid movements of Klan members at night. C) The sheets were used to warm the bodies of Klansmen who were cold at night. D) The sheets were used to hide weapons and sacks of food used in raids.
According to the colonists, what did the American Board of Customs Commissioners do?
A) It pursued a program that was little more than a system of legalized piracy. B) It functioned only if the British government furnished the funds needed to pay the commissioners. C) It offered a more efficient and equitable method of collecting customs because it was an American, rather than a British, commission. D) It was made up of treasonous Tories who should have been hanged in the town square. E) It was hampered in defending merchant John Hancock because of British regulations.
Explain the tensions that led to the secession of the first seven states and how that process unfolded amidst efforts to bring about compromise.
What will be an ideal response?