How did the Roosevelt administration react to Colombia's refusal to allow the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama?
a. by aiding Panama in declaring independence from Colombia
b. by offering to invest in Colombia's major industries
c. by invading Colombia and holding its cities under siege
Ans: a. by aiding Panama in declaring independence from Colombia
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A) Frederick Douglass. B) James Forten. C) Daniel Payne. D) Paul Cuffe.
Under the feudal system, the lord's obligations to his vassals included:
A. giving the vassal a portion of church land. B. protecting the vassal from physical harm. C. paying scutage for each vassal. D. finding a qualified attorney to stand as the vassal's advocate in public court. E. all of these answers.
In post-emancipation black communities, the Union League served several vital functions, including
a. educating blacks in their civic duties and campaigning for Republican candidates. b. organizing cooperative farming schemes as an alternative to sharecropping. c. helping blacks migrate from the South to the North. d. helping ex-slaves claim their land grants of forty acres. e. promoting women's suffrage.
Which of the following is true regarding Padavic and Butterfield’s findings?
a. About one-third of the women interviewed honored the gender binary, but inverted it b. The “mathers” and fathers were transgressive, but not the mothers c. Most states in the United States still ban the adoption of foster children by gay and lesbian couples d. The co-parents in the study were not affected by legally sanctioned discrimination