A common defense of the institution of slavery by slave owners was that __________.
A. slaves were treated better than northern industrial workers
B. slaves were becoming Christianized and thus their souls would be saved
C. slave children played with white children
D. slaves lived better on southern plantations than the natives in Africa
Answer: A
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The American Colonization Society was formed with what purpose?
A) to educate slaves on African history B) to make a place for free blacks in American society C) to work within the courts to change the laws supporting the institution of slavery D) to teach slaves to read E) to gradually liberate slaves and transport them to Africa
Benedictine monks and nuns took vows __________
A) of chastity, poverty, and obedience B) to always obey the pope C) to convert pagans to Christianity D) of silence
The three-fifths compromise
A) ?provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves at the national level. B) ?determined how women would be counted in the census. C) ?determined how slaves would be counted in the census. D) ?determined how native peoples would be counted in the census. E) ?determined how states would be represented in Congress.
Ashoka used the word "dharma" to mean
a. caste obligation. b. good versus evil. c. the spiritual quest of a leader to properly govern his people. d. the hidden truths of all religions. e. the teachings of the Buddha.