Slaves were
a. regarded primarily as financial investments by their owners.
b. the primary form of wealth in the South.
c. profitable for their owners.
d. never bred like cattle.
e. denied the opportunity to develop any kind of family life by white slaveholders.
a, b, c
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The number of Italians coming to the United States between 1880 and 1920 was
A) 2.5 million. B) 1 million. C) 3.5 million. D) 4.5 million.
In the mid-1800s in the U.S., a First Wave feminist movement emerged. It reached its peak with the ________, then lost momentum in the ________.
A. Rochester Declaration of 1880; 1920s after women won the vote B. Seneca Falls Declaration of 1870; 1930s when women lost the ERA C. Seneca Falls Declaration of 1848; 1920s after women won the vote D. Rochester Declaration of 1862; 1930s when women lost the ERA
Which statement best describes the Eisenhower Administration's role in the civil rights movement?
a. Eisenhower himself pressured courts to apply Brown v. Board of Education as broadly as possible. b. Vice President Richard Nixon called for a law that would make the federal government responsible for registering black voters. c. Attorney General Herbert Brownell drafted the 1957 Civil Rights Act that created a Civil Rights Commission. d. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles claimed that segregation laws in the United States encouraged newly emerging African states to go Communist.
All of the following statements are true regarding slaves in the Roman Empire except
a. Slaves could be set free. b. A freed slave gained all the rights of a citizen. c. A child born to a slave mother and a free father was free. d. The ratio of slaves to citizens was three-to-one which was one of the highest in world history. e. Slaves were often captives from a military campaign.