The direct influence of the Enlightenment in America was
A. widespread, affecting all classes and regions.
B. widespread, affecting all except the poorest backcountry farmers.
C. confined mainly to the clergy.
D. confined mainly to some skilled artisans and elite planters and merchants.
D. confined mainly to some skilled artisans and elite planters and merchants.
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How did Greek slavery change over time?
A) It became hereditary. B) The silver mines came to be worked by debtor slaves. C) The number of slaves decreased dramatically. D) Skilled craftsmen were enslaved so that their masters could profit from their artistry. E) Most came to be used as farm labor.
The first English royal colony was:
A) Virginia. B) Maryland. C) Carolina. D) New York.
When Germany went to war in 1939
A) the populace was euphoric as in 1914. B) the populace was apathetic, and many feared that it would spell disaster for Germany. C) consumer goods were cut in favor of war materials. D) war production was tripled. E) there was an immediate highly organized secret attempt to assassinate Hitler, but unfortunately it failed.
The Intolerable Acts of 1774
a. tried to single out the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Party for punishment. b. blamed the Boston Massacre on the Sons of Liberty. c. tried to stop the Committees of Correspondence. d. put an end to colonial protest in the southern colonies. e. punished all the people of Boston and, to some extent, of all Massachusetts.