Eighteenth-century slave masters were reluctant to allow their slaves to become Christians because they __________
A) believed slaves could not understand Christian teachings
B) wanted to keep Africans and whites as far from each other as possible
C) did not want to see Christianity influenced by African religions
D) feared Christianity would give the slaves dangerous ideas about freedom and equality
Answer: D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. bringing law and order to the West. b. attracting population to the West. c. influencing the government to switch from the gold to the silver standard. d. enabling westerners to resist the power of large corporations. e. forcing the Indians off the Great Plains.
France reestablished a republic following __________.
A. defeat by Prussia B. the 1848 revolutions C. the death of Napoleon III D. World War I