Why was it seen as "repugnant and loathsome" when a black woman wanted to marry a white man in 1764 in the colony of Surinam?
a. because the woman was wealthy and older than the man
b. because all sexual relations between the races were illegal
c. because sexual relations were permissible only if the woman were a slave
d. because the woman and the man were divorced
a
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How did Congress address Senator William Maclay's concerns about the broad appellate jurisdiction held by the federal courts?
A) They established district courts only in largely populated states. B) Appeal cases were restricted to just the circuit courts. C) Cases between citizens of different states were banned in federal courts. D) They created a three-tiered system of district and circuit courts along with the Supreme Court.
The Ford Motor Company employed slave labor provided by the German government.
a. true b. false
The international situation in the mid-eighteenth century included
a. amicable cooperation between Austria and Prussia for control of central Europe. b. a declining role for the aristocracy. c. an intense rivalry between France and Britain in northern Europe and North America. d. a prolonged period of peace on the continent. e. a rejection of Prussian militarism by all of the philosophes.
Thomas Peters believed that the best hope for freedom for himself and his family lay with __________
a) siding with the British during the American Revolution b) joining the Continental Army c) escaping into the western wilderness d) assisting his master in any way he could