How did the Taiping Rebellion both resemble and differ from the Opium and Arrow Wars?
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the religious/messianic aspect of this movement and the fact that Western powers chose to support the imperial Chinese government—and why.
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Which of the following is considered an obstacle to national unity in Latin America?
A) The Catholic Church held much of the political power. B) Amerindian culture was perceived as a threat. C) A strong cultural stratification. D) The high prices due to a monocultural economy. E) The constant economic and political revolution in Latin America.
As in Virginia, in Maryland
a. tobacco was cultivated on plantations. b. the colony was to be a religious refuge. c. there was low demand for labor. d. a joint-stock company founded the colony. e. colonists were represented in a House of Commons.
When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island
A. organized the first fully democratic government in North America. B. had strong ties to the church in the Massachusetts colony. C. banned Jews from immigrating. D. was notable for its religious toleration. E. had no ties to the Massachusetts colony.
What did the phrase “running the Negroes” mean in the context of the Civil War?
a. removing slaves from the path of Union troops to make it harder for the slaves to escape b. forcing infirm and elderly slaves to leave a plantation so that they did not deplete the plantation’s dwindling provisions c. encouraging slaves to escape to Union lines in order to gain their freedom d. sending large groups of male slaves to the front to provide logistical assistance to the Confederate army