To what extent was the planters' image of themselves as chivalrous paternalistic cavaliers an accurate description?
What will be an ideal response?
This is a controversial subject among historians. The text emphasizes that it is largely a myth. The typical slaveholder owned a relative handful of slaves. The newer generation of slaveholders came not from the ranks of the old aristocracy, but were aggressive speculators who had parlayed small holdings into new fortunes. None of these are compatible with a paternalistic image. The realities of marriage patterns suggests that wealth and status played far more significant roles than romantic love. Planters' wives spent far more time managing their households than they spent standing on a pedestal.
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Examine the issue of tariff rates during the late nineteenth century. What stand was taken by the Republicans, by the Democrats, and by the Populists on this issue? Why? Identify the major pieces of tariff legislation of the period, and explain the consequences of each.
What will be an ideal response?
The Ming dynasty emerged in opposition to ________
A) Mongol rule B) scholar-gentry dominance C) Buddhism D) overseas expansion
During the early 1800s, most of the American population was involved in __________.
a. agriculture b. mining c. transport d. industry
Francis Cabot Lowell successfully did which of the following?
a. Built the first commercially viable steamboat b. Developed the process of using interchangeable parts c. Rebuilt the Bank of the United States d. Put all phases of making cloth under a single roof