As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin,
a. fewer slaves were needed on the plantations.
b. the textile industry expanded in the South.
c. slavery was reinvigorated.
d. the center of cotton production shifted to Tennessee and Missouri.
e. the African slave trade was legalized.
c
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A) secure political rights for women. B) encourage individual development and self-fulfillment. C) gain women equality with men. D) broaden the scope of motherhood.
Passage of the Declaratory Act by Parliament
A) asserted Parliament's power to enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever." B) politicized the American resistance movement. C) demonstrated British desire to reach a compromise solution with the colonies on matters of taxation. D) resolved the problems that had created the Stamp Act crisis.
After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East EXCEPT
a. the Phoenician writing system. b. the political system of the democratic polis, or city-state. c. artistic imagery and craft skills. d. religious practices. e. mythological tales.
Many historians consider Warren G. Harding “the worst president” for all of the following reasons except
a. his lack of moral leadership. b. his foreign policies. c. the corruption that plagued his administration. d. his ignorance of many important issues. e. his personal moral lapses.