Exam 3: The Development of Dominantminority Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery

Some White Southerners opposed slavery and fought for the abolition of the "peculiar institution."

Which of the following is a difference in contact situations between Native American tribes and the Spanish versus the English?

The maintenance of connections to African traditions during enslavement supports which of the following conclusions about assimilation?

"The dynamics of slavery are informed by the society's focus on agricultural production." This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

Anti-Black racism began as part of an attempt to control the labor of Black indentured servants, became embedded in early American culture, and developed into integral parts of the socialization process for future generations. This statement supports which theoretical perspective?

Slavery was a ______, in which the social class you are born into is permanent.

The coercive acculturation forced on Native Americans on reservations erased connections to traditional practices.

According to the text, the single most important factor in the development of dominant-minority relations is ______.

During slavery, which group experienced triple jeopardy?

Integration was significantly more possible for ______ immigrant groups than for groups formed under conquest or colonization.

At about the same time as the plantation system began to emerge, the supply of White indentured servants from the British Isles began to ______.

The label Native American refers to a single ethnic group.

Which theory can be used to best explain the differences between how White women and enslaved Black women experienced patriarchy?

One difference in the situations of Mexican Americans and African Americans in the 19th century was that ______.

Blauner's hypothesis, which states that the subordination of colonized minority groups is perpetuated over time, supports which of the following conclusions about assimilation?

The results of contact with Anglo culture for Native Americans and Mexican American women were ______.

The land set aside for reservations offered conditions and qualities similar to the land the Native Americans once controlled.

Paternalism is characterized as one group having vast power and significantly greater resources, with caste-like barriers between the two groups.

Before the American Revolution, the English colonizers acknowledged indigenous tribes as sovereign nations.