The Chesapeake colonies of the early eighteenth century witnessed
A) increasing profitability of, and thus reliance upon, tobacco cultivation.
B) the emergence of a planter gentry as political and social leaders.
C) steady replacement of slave laborers by indentured servants.
D) virtual universal ownership of land and slaves.
Answer: B
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A. states had the authority to impose a poll tax on voters B. the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the establishment of literacy as a prerequisite for voting C. states could constitutionally enact legislation by which separate-but-equal facilities were required for whites and blacks D. separate schools for blacks were by their very nature unequal and therefore unconstitutional
Which of the following states was part of Cotton Kingdom?
a) Georgia b) Virginia c) Maryland d) North Carolina
Discuss the conflicts religious icons presented in the Byzantine Empire.
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In redefining gender roles, the experimental 1840s Oneida Community
A. carefully monitored sexual behavior in order to protect women. B. put women in charge of all major aspects of the community. C. demanded celibacy from all its participants. D. put fathers in charge of child-rearing and taking care of the home. E. was a controversial experiment in "free love."