Both the illustration criticizing the Fugitive Slave Act and the image of Dred Scott portray the fugitives as __________
A) pretentious
B) piteous
C) threatening
D) dignified
D
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Which group used the redemptioner system most often?
A) the English B) the Irish C) the Germans D) American-born slaves
Symbolic actions and rituals involved with the hajj include all the following EXCEPT
a. Abraham's release of his son Ishmael. b. standing commemoration of the last sermon given by Muhammad. c. circling the Kaaba seven times in a counterclockwise direction. d. human sacrifice. e. the climbing and descent of Mount Arafat.
How did the increase in British imports to the colonies in the 1700s affect American culture?
a. The colonists produced less of their own homespun goods, which made them less reliant on old traditions. b. The colonists no longer relied on imports from other countries and became less connected to French and Spanish cultures. c. The same British goods were sold throughout the colonies, which gave colonists a collective background and brought them into greater contact with each other. d. The colonists of different colonies developed interests in different British imports, which led to greater isolation and greater identification with their own region. e. The colonists were introduced to new British traditions through the imports they bought, and lost much of their original American culture.
Which of the following best characterizes the Confiscation Acts?
A) The Confiscation Acts were early efforts to emancipate slaves. B) The Confiscation Acts were unpopular among Northern abolitionists. C) The Confiscation Acts extended the naval blockade of the South. D) The Confiscation Acts ordered the seizure of land from disloyal Southerners.