The Society of Cincinnati, a veterans' club for former Continental Army officers, attracted criticism because it
A. advocated abolishing slavery.
B. advocated the education of women in the West.
C. constituted a federal standing army in the Ohio valley.
D. was perceived as aristocratic.
Answer: D
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"Chattel property" referred to:
a. indentured servants, whose contracts could be sold at auction by owners b. Native Americans who were enslaved as a result of colonial wars c. African slaves, who could be bought, sold, and inherited under the same laws as animals or material possessions d. houses, horses, and plows owned by African slaves
Which of the following represented the attitude of the planter elite in South Carolina and Georgia after the Revolution?
A) The planter elite in these two states was determined to reestablish an economic way of life that depended on slavery. B) The planter elite in these two states was determined to establish a new set of economic relations with blacks based on negotiated free labor. C) The planter elite in these two states was ambivalent about reestablishing slavery in these states because of the Revolution's principles about liberty and freedom. D) The planter elite in these two states was determined to establish a new economic system based on tenant farming with their former slaves.
A factor that appears to have brought the European Union to an impasse includes concerns over __________.
A. smaller members of the European Union feeling that Great Britain and Italy have either ignored them or taken them for granted B. some nations feeling that the exchange rates between their former national currencies and the euro have placed them at a disadvantage C. the admission of Yugoslavia to the European Union due to its poor economic base and its religious differences with the rest of Europe D. the admission of Turkey to the European Union in 2004
Why did Peter the great found St. Petersburg?
A) Moscow symbolized medieval Russia B) He desired a western-style capital C) St. Petersburg provided access to the Baltic Sea and Europe D) Peter wanted to reorient his nation culturally, economically, and politically toward Europe. E) All of the above.