Thomas Peters and other blacks hoping to leave Nova Scotia and resettle in Sierra Leone faced opposition from white leaders, such as Governor John Parr, who opposed the exodus because:
A) he risked loosing some of his slaves.
B) he stood to loose customers for his family business.
C) relocation costs would come from local taxes.
D) everyone would know he had failed to provide adequately for Peters and other blacks in Nova Scotia.
Answer: D
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A. He refused to intervene. B. He denied the states' new constitutions. C. He refused to pardon planters and Confederate officials. D. He sent the military into Mississippi and South Carolina.
The Freedom Riders experienced all of the following EXCEPT
A) white mobs left white riders alone but beat black riders. B) white mobs left black riders alone but beat white riders. C) 328 Freedom Riders were arrested. D) a peaceful trip through the South under the protection of the FBI.
The executive council that was established by the National Convention during the French Revolution was known as the
A. Bastille. B. Estates-General. C. Directory. D. Daughters of Liberty.
Relics are
A) clothing, possessions, and bodily remains of saints. B) clothing, possessions, and bodily remains of Jesus. C) clothing, possessions, and bodily remains of Mary. D) representations of saints for veneration. E) representations of saints for worship.