What was defined as a form of coerced labor that served to repay a debt owed to an employer?
A) slavery
B) peonage
C) latifundo
D) caudillo
E) anticlerical
B
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Which of the following was NOT a reason criollos were dissatisfied with Crown rule?
A) They wanted to improve the lives of the lower class. B) Criollos had to pay high taxes. C) The Crown appropriated money from the colonial Catholic Church. D) They were inspired by the French and American revolutions to seek independence. E) They wanted to replace the peninsulars in high colonial positions.
The Boxer Rebellion against foreign presence in China
a. drove the imperialist powers out of China. b. led the major powers officially to approve the Open Door policy. c. was brought to an end when the imperialist nations, including the United States, sent troops to China. d. brought the United States and Japan to the verge of war because of American support for the nationalistChinese rebels.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. creoles
What will be an ideal response?
The chapter introduction discusses the dilemma of citizens identifying with state and nation after the Revolution to make the point that
A. immediately after the Revolution, no one had a sense of identity or loyalty toward the nation, so it was predictable that the new United States would be politically decentralized. B. because of the Revolution, most felt a sense of identity and loyalty with the united cause, but political jealousies prevented a strong governmental structure until the crises of the 1780s forced the politicians to act. C. Americans created one kind of united government with the Declaration of Independence; needing a better union, they overwhelmingly supported the new Constitution. D. Americans had to experiment to find a way to create a united republic that confronted the realities of separate identities and inequalities