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Arts & Humanities: History: “Question: American History?!?” plus 3 more

Arts & Humanities: History: “Question: American History?!?” plus 3 more


Question: American History?!?

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:19 AM PDT

1. In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against permanent foreign alliances and

A. the unjust oppression of black slaves.
B. lowering the tariff on imported goods.
C. the power of the moneyed interests.
D. the formation of political factions.

2. In Mesoamerica, the shift to basic crops, including corn, beans, and squash, is referred to as the
_______ revolution.

A. agricultural
B. Native American
C. planter
D. green

3. In America, the main influence of the Enlightenment was expressed through

A. practical scientific experimentation.
B. philosophies of religion.
C. moral values.
D. family life.

4. Which of the following is true with regards to the Navigation Acts by the eighteenth century?

A. The Navigation Act of 1696 abolished the American customs service.
B. The colonists became used to buying and using British goods.
C. In general, the colonists despised the acts and smuggling was rampant.
D. The acts replaced the colonial admiralty courts.

5. With respect to the eighteenth century, the concept of the "middle ground" is helpful in

A. understanding the role of Catholic priests in California and the Spanish Southwest.
B. explaining the attitudes and preferences of the Scots-Irish.
C. understanding the attitudes of Indians living between the Appalachians and the Mississippi.
D. explaining the relationship between German and Scots-Irish settlers in the backcountry.

Question: How do I creatively elaborate a statement about power said by a Roman or Greek from the classical era?

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:56 AM PDT

For this assignment, I have to creatively elaborate (e.g. draw, paint, make a collage,) a statement about power said by a Roman or Greek from the classical era, as said.

So far I have found
"This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past." -Aristotle
"Never yet has any one exercised for good ends the power obtained by crime." -Tacitus

I can't think of anything to do with them!

Question: Popular opinion bias in historical events?

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:11 AM PDT

It is always difficult (and often futile) to apply today's morality to a previous era when trying to understand motives and actions.

However, of the events you describe, the Nazis were instantly condemned by millions of average everyday people (as well as being supported by millions of the same). Few English, who bother to express or have an opinion on the matter, will condemn the king because they understand that the king was not the one who inflicted the injustices on the American colonists – in that case the king is singled out to represent the actual culprits, the Government, because it is politically simpler to explain the idea of rebellion against a monarch. And the South in the Civil War was condemned (and had been prior to the war) for slavery – despite the actual reasons for the war being broader than just the slavery question. I would also contest your view of the Romans.

Question: Before the invention of the Internet, how did people waste time at work?

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:08 AM PDT

At my place of work we're not allowed to use the internet at all, as it's a secure environment with no internet access permitted on our computers - just one stand-alone machine in the middle of the office for essential research. We're not allowed phones, tablets, etc, either.

So we work. All day. 8.30am to 5.00pm. We earn our salaries and don't slack off at all.
Our workforce consists of staff aged from 18 to 68 - and none of us have a problem with doing an honest day's work without wasting time.

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