Do you believe slavery was the most important factor in shaping southern society? If so, explain why, especially since only one-third of southerners were African American and only one-quarter of southern whites owned slaves or were members of slave-owning families. If you do not believe slavery was the most important factor shaping southern society, what factor was (or factors were) more important?
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The International Workers of the World differed from the AFL by
a. organizing all types of workers from a wide variety of ethnic groups. b. refusing to support strikes as a method of protest. c. rejecting the sit-down strike as an effective labor tactic. d. only organizing skilled laborers in their union.
After about 1660, Virginia and Maryland suffered an economic depression because
a. the world price of tobacco collapsed. b. slave rebellions destroyed numerous plantations. c. Indians began a boycott of English trade goods. d. the Crown forbade the minting of the Pine Tree Shilling in the South. e. none of these choices.
Greek Epics are
a. derived from oral performance b. performed on stage in Athens c. Performed and read for a particular audience, but draws on a wealth of myth d. rooted in the development of Rome, but collects early myths and mythologizes history
Contrast the concept of cultural pluralism with the traditional concept of America as a melting pot. Discuss the social and political impact of America's cultural diversity on American society.
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