Before the civil war slavery expanded in the south rather than in the north because
A. The constitution contained a clause the out-lawed the transportation of slaves into the northern states
B. Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the north
C. Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
D. Geographic conditions in the south encouraged the development of large plantations
Answer: D. Geographic conditions in the south encouraged the development of large plantations
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A. It was applied only to the very wealthy and offset tariff reductions that benefitted the poor. B. Immigrants were granted exemption from income taxes for the first three years they lived in America. C. It was applied to all citizens but at progressive rates that more greatly affected the wealthy D. Many citizens believed that the country's leadership would not value their views unless they paid taxes.
When the Taliban refused to hand bin Laden over to the U.S. as President Bush requested, the president responded with a massive invasion of
a. Pakistan. b. Iraq. c. Kuwait. d. Iran. e. Afghanistan.
One response to the changes brought by the Black Death was rebellions by what group demanding economic help?
a. knights b. monks c. Jews d. doctors e. peasants
__________ convinced many black leaders that immediate and dramatic revolution was not the preferred path to equality
a) The achievements of the New Deal b) The rise of fascism c) The death of Booker T. Washington d) The economic crisis of the Great Depression