Which of the following conditions was not true of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution?
A) A minority of voters typically elected a majority of assemblymen.
B) New constitutions could be amended only by the voters.
C) The new constitutions included explicit bills of rights.
D) They abolished property and tax-paying qualifications for voting.
E) In most states, elections became annual and the governor became an elected official.
D
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a. Native American wives b. grandparents c. polygamy d. widows e. extended families living in one household
When doctors know the sexual orientation and gender identity status of patients, it often increases the likelihood of ______.
A. poorer health outcomes B. open doctor–patient communication that improves health outcomes C. patients lying about their underlying conditions D. doctors prescribing the wrong medications to their patients
Oedipus thought that his mother was Merope when in fact it was
a. Antigone b. Ismene c. Jocasta d. the Sphinx e. Eurydice
For which of the following reasons did the spread of tobacco cultivation in Virginia lead to conflict with the Indians?
A. The Indians were jealous of the prosperity that tobacco cultivation brought to the English settlers. B. Indian religion associated tobacco with evil spirits and with death. C. In an effort to get workers for their plantations, Virginia planters began to kidnap and enslave Indians. D. The abundant land required for tobacco cultivation caused the settlers increasingly to encroach on Indian lands.