In the United States in the 19th century, it was _______ for a man to beat his wife.

Young women who smoked, drank, or kept “bad company” were sent to prison and forced ______________.

One of the first African-American cookbook authors was:

 “Seven sweets and seven sours” were Pennsylvania Dutch foods. 

Suppose a floor plan has a length of 18 ft. Using Alberti’s recommendations, find the width of the floor plan, using the octave. Round to one decimal place and type just the numeric value below. 

Going west in a covered wagon was inexpensive and affordable to anyone.

Determine whether the following progression is arithmetic, geometric, harmonic, or none of the above. If arithmetic or harmonic, find the common difference, d. If geometric, find the common ratio, r.  

After Lincoln’s assassination, some slave owners told their slaves that because Lincoln had freed them and he was dead now, they ___________________.

Most white people in the American South owned slaves.

Some foods cost less now than they did during the California Gold Rush.