Virginia's Negro Act of 1705 included which of the following?
A) When a master or overseer killed a slave while inflicting punishment, they were automatically free of any felony charges.
B) Slaves had the right to bring lawsuits in court.
C) Slave owners could not torture or otherwise make an example of recaptured runaways.
D) If a slave was killed, by law the slave owner was entitled to a new slave.
A
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In the Peace of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War, Britain
a. lost Florida to France. b. acquired all of North America east of the Mississippi except for New Orleans. c. gave Martinique, Guadalupe, and Cuba to Spain. d. withdrew from Canada. e. surrendered Georgia to Spain.
How did James Madison imagine that a federal republic with a strong central government might work, especially one that governed such a vast land area as that of the United States?
A. He believed that he would be forced to run for president in order to save the union. B. He believed that a strong central government would have to be opposed by a well-organized opposition party. C. He simply believed that a strong central government would lead to tyranny and was therefore against it. D. He believed that various interests and factions would cancel each other's power out in a large republic, and that checks and balances would limit executive authority.
The Declaration of Independence was
A) a constitutional document defining the government of the newly formed United States. B) an "enlightened" document that declared the cohesion with the writers of the English Bill of Rights. C) a formal declaration of alliance with France and refusal to adhere to British rule. D) a declaration of the rights of the American peoples, free from the oppression of British rule. E) the end of the Revolutionary War, and the formal agreement of self sovereignty for America.
Bill Clinton was impeached for __________
A) perjury and obstruction of justice B) making unwelcome sexual advances to Paula Jones C) having an affair with Monica Lewinsky D) selling missile technology to China for campaign contributions E) being involved in a crooked real estate scheme in Arkansas