Technological Change Can Represent Both an Opportunity and a Threat

question 68

True/False

Technological change can represent both an opportunity and a threat.

Grasp the influence of religious and ideological beliefs, like Quakerism, on colonial governance and social structures.

Differentiate the characteristics of plantation slavery in the Americas from previous forms of slavery.

Recognize early English racial and social categorizations and their impact on colonial societies.

Identify the political and economic motivations behind the establishment of colonies like Pennsylvania.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by speeding up the heart rate, increasing blood pressure, and dilating the pupils, among other actions.

Central

Pertaining to or situated at the center or most important part of something.

Somatic

Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

Parasympathetic

A branch of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing the heart rate, increasing intestinal and gland activity, and relaxing sphincter muscles.