What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and the initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island?
A) Rhode Island and Connecticut abolished slavery immediately, rather than gradually.
B) Blacks took enormous risks to their lives by directly protesting slavery and calling for its end through newspapers and pamphlets.
C) State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery.
D) Connecticut and Rhode Island were very similar to all other New England states in their attempts to abolish slavery.
C) State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery.
You might also like to view...
During the election of 1912, the Socialist Party called for the government ownership of what enterprise?
A) oil production B) automobile manufacturing C) steel production D) railroads
The leader of the national socialism movement in Germany was
A. Joseph Stalin. B. Adolf Hitler. C. Otto von Bismarck. D. Arthur de Gobineau. E. Benito Mussolini.
Why was Japan victorious in the Russo-Japanese War?
A) The Japanese surprise naval attack on the Russian fleet was too strong, and Russia could never recover her forces to defeat Japan. B) Japan held more territory in China than the Russians, and therefore had access to more resources which Russia could not combat. C) Japan was victorious because she had international backing of the Europeans and Russia could not compete. D) Japan's navy was far superior to the Russians and the major battles in this war were naval. E) None of these
The “God” aspect of “Gold, God, and Glory” refers partly to European Christianity’s rivalry with
a. secularism. b. Islam. c. Buddhism. d. Confucianism. e. atheism.