What overriding political belief informed the creation of the Articles of Confederation by its drafters in the Second Continental Congress?
A) a strong distrust of centralized government
B) the need for a national executive for the new nation
C) the need to raise money from taxes even if not every state agreed
D) the need for a court system for the new nation
Answer: A
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A) gaining married women legal control over their income and property. B) liberalizing both divorce and child custody laws. C) gaining women the right to sue and be sued. D) gaining women the right to vote.
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A) the growing threat of the USSR. B) widespread economic hardship. C) the rise of anti-Semitism. D) lingering resentments against the Versailles Treaty. E) the belief in Germans' racial superiority.
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a. a way for women to take on occupations normally held by men b. for wives and mothers to make cloth, candles and other household needs c. allowing women to vote and hold political office d. to educate the next generation in patriotic and republican ideals of the revolution