How did changing marriage patterns influence accusations of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England?
What will be an ideal response?
With fewer men available as potential mates, young women began to resent older women, whom they accused of witchcraft.
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In 1894, Jacob Coxey led a march on Washington, D.C. to protest __________
A) the arrest of several prominent American socialists B) high tariffs and unlimited coinage of silver C) racial discrimination D) the failure of government to provide relief to the unemployed
What do the game laws in eighteenth-century England reflect?
A) economic equality B) political radicalism C) religious intolerance D) aristocratic privileges
Progressives
A) ?were suspicious of popular politics. B) ?wanted government by public-spirited experts. C) ?pressed for reforms to protect vulnerable groups. D) ?had an approach championed by Theodore Roosevelt. E) ?All of these are correct.
France came to America's aid in the Revolution because
a. French officials supported the cause of democracy. b. it hoped to gain access to the American fur trade. c. it perceived that succesfully assisting the American cause could lead to achieving their ultimate goal of breaking up the British Empire. d. it could use America to test new military tactics. e. its new alliance with Britain would be a surprise to both militaries.