What reason did whites use to justify the sexual exploitation of black women?
A) It helped white women remain sexually promiscuous.
B) Black women were inherently disinterested in sexual expression.
C) Black women were responsible, because they seduced the white men.
D) Black women were better at producing strong babies when mixed with white men.
Answer: C
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A. A significant percentage did not live through the period of their indenture. B. Most had to pay for their own food out of the meager wages they earned. C. They were legally defined as property and had no rights under the law. D. They were not generally overworked and found the Chesapeake climate conducive to their health.
In 1810, 84 percent of the American population __________.
a. was directly involved in agriculture b. lived in cities c. worked in manufacturing d. was foreign born
While campaigning for reelection in 1936, Roosevelt
a. spoke out against corporate power and greed and advocated higher corporate taxes. b. tried to gain support of corporations by offering tax breaks. c. made business the government's ally by promising to name top executives to key cabinet posts. d. began a propaganda campaign to build support for nationalizing key industries.
Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that
a. German king regarded the land he controlled as his private property. b. citizenship and the concept of loyalty to an impersonal state were foreign to the Germans. c. the Germanic people lacked the education to effectively run an administration. d. the Germanic concept of law was quite different and included such legal procedures as trial by ordeal. e. all of the above