Two-Year-Old Marcus Wants to Dress, Eat, and Walk Without His

question 263

Multiple Choice

Two-year-old Marcus wants to dress, eat, and walk without his mother's assistance. Erikson would say that the child is operating at the stage of

• A)initiative versus guilt.
• B)industry versus inferiority.
• C)trust versus mistrust.
• D)autonomy versus shame and doubt.

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1700 and 1780

Reference to a period marked by significant changes, including the growth of European colonial empires and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution.

European Traders

Refers to merchants from Europe engaged in international trade, notably active in the trade of goods, slaves, and commodities during the colonial period.

African Slaves

People from the African continent forcibly taken and transported to other parts of the world primarily for free labor through the transatlantic slave trade.

Seventeenth Century

The period from January 1, 1601, to December 31, 1700, marking the 17th century in the Gregorian calendar, noted for significant cultural, scientific, and geographical explorations.