After the first purchase of slaves in 1619 by Jamestown settlers, why were there few additional purchases of Africans in Virginia's early decades?
a. They were poor workers.
b. Many colonists were morally opposed to slavery.
c. Their labor was not needed.
d. Indentured servants refused to work with them.
e. They were too costly compared to indentured servants.
e
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Which of the following is true of the Senate debate over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
A. Some opponents asserted that the treaty would provoke rather than deter conflict. B. Conservative Republicans complained that the treaty did not provide for the stationing of American troops in Western Europe. C. Although the treaty was fully supported by Truman, members of the president's own party led the opposition to Senate ratification. D. Supporters of the treaty contended that it would keep the United States out of any future war between Western Europe and Russia.
What steps did the Europeans take to reduce the risk of rebellion at the slave factories in Africa?
A) Slaves were kept drugged. B) Families and ethnic groups were separated. C) Men and women were confined in the same rooms. D) Europeans did not really have to take many steps, as the completely overwhelmed Africans often submitted to the process.
What advances had the greatest impact on social structure in early modern Europe?
A) overseas trade and urban commerce B) partitioning of land and new agricultural practices C) higher taxes and fewer personal rights D) better education and medical care E) more nutritious food and city growth
In the 1920s, as agriculture brought millions of acres of new land under cultivation, three million people left the farm sector.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)