(MC)The map below shows different states' votes on the Equal Rights Amendment: A map of the United States shows 31 states in pink that ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. It shows five states in yellow that ratified the ERA, then rescinded the vote. It shows nine states in which the ERA was ratified in one house of the legislature. It shows seven states in which the ERA was not ratified.
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The information on the map supports which of these conclusions?

The ERA would have passed if the states that ratified it in one house had passed it.
The ERA would have passed if the states that rescinded ratification had not done so.
Opposition to the ERA was expressed by a majority of states
Opposition to the ratification of the ERA was strongest in urban areas.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.

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collect the tariff by force if necessary

use the military to enforce a federal law

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