Which statement best describes serfs?
a. They farmed their own land and struggled to get by.
b. They were nomadic, wandering the roads and begging for bread.
c. They comprise less than half of the population by the ninth century.
d. They could be called to serve as knights.
e. They were bound to the land and required to provide labor and pay rent to a lord.
e
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What may well have tipped the electoral scales for John F. Kennedy in the presidential election of 1960 was
a. his age. b. his religion. c. his televised debates with Richard M. Nixon. d. President Eisenhower's heavy loss of popularity in his last two years in office. e. his family.
Threshers appeared in large numbers after 1820, spurring much greater productivity in grain production.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The greatest challenge to sedentary agriculture was a form of social organization based on intensive herding known as
a) hunting and gathering b) pastoralism C) civilization d) bands
What was the central argument of northerners who supported the Tallmadge Amendment to the Missouri Admissions Bill?
A) The three-fifths clause was unfair and should be stricken from the Constitution. B) With the Northwest Ordinance, the Founding Fathers expressed their intention to halt the expansion of slavery. C) The Constitution banned slavery from western territories. D) Blacks were equals of whites and were immorally held in slavery.