What happened to social reform when many states wrote constitutions during the Revolution?
A) It was neglected because of wartime necessities.
B) Many states seized the occasion to introduce important political and social reforms.
C) It focused on limiting the ability of the powerful to exploit the powerless.
D) It became identified with Loyalism.
B
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A) a Puritan minister B) the vice-governor of Virginia C) a backcountry planter D) an indentured servant
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A) Many American missionaries may have felt that Roman Catholicism was not a legitimate form of Christianity or that it was not being properly practiced by Filipinos. B) Most Filipinos were not Christian, and American missionaries felt it was their obligation to convert them. C) Most Filipinos were Christian, but American missionaries wanted to annex the Philippines for money, so they told President McKinley otherwise. D) Although many missionaries had tried to "Christianize" the Filipinos, they resisted culturally and religiously. E) American missionaries knew that "Christianizing" the Filipinos would make it easier to govern and control them.
According to the introductory video in section 15.2, the Black Codes passed by Southern states after the Civil War __________
A) prohibited African Americans from suing and giving testimony in court B) compensated African Americans for the years they had served in slavery C) recognized the legal validity of marriages among African Americans D) reaffirmed the legal status of African Americans as property
The "long lot" pattern of farm lands would most likely have been found in areas originally settled by __________.
A. Spain B. England C. France D. the Netherlands