What was the effect of the American Revolution on slavery?
A) At the end of the war, slavery was abolished in northern states.
B) The war set a time limit to end slavery in the South.
C) Initially, the war had little effect on slavery at all.
D) Initially, the war led to African Americans' gaining freedom.
E) The war emancipated African Americans in several states.
Answer: C
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Which description best fits African Americans´ experience as Loyalists?
a. They were singled out by Patriots for harsh treatment throughout the war and massacred afterward. b. They hoped to earn their freedom by serving the British, but many were returned to slavery after the war in America and the West Indies. c. The British treated them so poorly that many switched sides and were rewarded for their patriotic service. d. Nearly all won their freedom and relocated in large numbers to Britain. e. Their fearless service inspired Britain quickly to end the slave trade.
The slave system was characterized by
A) generally good conditions for slaves B) prison-like conditions for most slaves C) a concentration of labor in the Upper South D) considerable variety in the conditions under which slaves lived
The Ottoman Turks were the
A) Muslims that took over Spain. B) Muslims that controlled Egypt and the Near East. C) Muslims that seized the Byzantine Empire and ruled a vast empire stretching across North Africa and the Middle East. D) Spaniards that seized control of the Balkans. E) Spaniards that controlled Sicily and Sardinia.
What was the effect of the Edict of Restitution in 1629?
A. Gustavus Adolphus II of Sweden reacted to the edict by beginning the third phase of the Thirty Years' War. B. The Edict of Restitution ended the Thirty Years' War. C. The Edict of Restitution meant that Protestants received many substantial freedoms. D. The Edict of Restitution was the precursor to the Treaty of Westphalia.