Which of the following was true of the sale of slaves in the Americas?
A) Sales were usually agreed to months in advance.
B) Sales often took weeks or even months.
C) Slavers’ crews did little to prepare their cargoes for sale.
D) Sales only took place in three designated ports.
Answer: B
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A) literary life. B) life of luxury and ease. C) marriage to her cousin. D) sumptuous lifestyle.
President James Madison saw Macon´s Bill No. 2 as a
a. shameful acknowledgement of America´s economic weakness, which left trade policy up to the war-makers in the Europe. b. brilliant application of Jefferson´s ideal of economic coercion. c. reasonable compromise on embargo policy in an impossible situation. d. shrewd way to force Napoleon to stop harassing American merchant ships. e. guarantee that America would be dragged into the European War.
All of the following interests tended to support the Democratic-Republicans and oppose Hamilton's economic plans EXCEPT
A) southern plantation owners. B) debtor farmers in the Northeast and backwoods farmers in the West. C) small-town merchants. D) bankers and those engaging in seafaring trade.
__________ did not fare well in the 1980s
A) professionals B) the wealthiest Americans C) the poorest Americans D) large corporations