Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?
a. Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves.
b. After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families.
c. Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters.
d. Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies.
e. Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.
d
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King Louis-Philippe in France
A) did all he could to help the impoverished industrial workers. B) cooperated with François Guizot and the Party of Resistance against the Party of Movement. C) allowed for great reforms in the electoral system. D) was the son of the former reactionary King Charles X. E) died peacefully in France.
The National Recovery Administration
a. established codes that governed virtually every aspect of production in an industry. b. recognized the right of labor unions to represent workers. c. was criticized for carrying regulation to excessive levels. d. was popular at first, but lost popular support shortly after its implementation. e. all of these choices.
The Monroe Doctrine was created partially as a response to which of the following international threats?
a. Incursions from the Russians in the northwest portions of the North American continent b. Fears of a Spanish reconquest of South America c. Concerns over British abolitionists in the Caribbean d. All of the above
The drawing The Black Codes in Action depicts the practice of
A) allowing freedmen to rent land only in rural areas. B) terrorizing and lynching African American men by white supremacists. C) reestablishing the gang labor system through mass convictions of vagrancy. D) auctioning off the service of black men who were convicted of vagrancy. E) using the Black Codes to prevent black people from traveling across the South.