One accusation leveled against Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was that Stowe had no authority to critique the South because __________
a) she had never visited the South
b) she was a woman
c) she was white
d) she had a political bias
Answer: a
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A) Aztec-type sacrifice B) urban centers C) hunting patterns D) maize cultivation
How did republicanism come to influence women's roles in the new nation?
A) In some states, women not only voted, but they could swing the election toward a particular candidate or party. B) Women increasingly gained the right to choose their own husbands instead of submitting to arranged marriages. C) Women were seen as helping create future virtuous leaders in their sons which led to greater educational opportunities. D) None of these choices E) All of these choices
The leadership of the American Federation of Labor warred tenaciously against the ethnic and racial prejudices that pitted workers against one another
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
For what purpose was the practice of international law introduced in the seventeenth century?
A) To regulate relations among independent states by mutual agreement B) To procure a method of dealing with outside threats engaged in espionage, treason, sabotage, etc. C) To prevent revolt from within; with a uniform code in Europe, each country would be safe from revolt D) To prevent foreign states from intervening in the religious affairs of an independent nation E) To create a national identity within Europe to abolish foreign threats (like the United States) from intervening in European affairs