What forces contributed to the growth of the African-American population of colonial America?
What will be an ideal response?
The Atlantic slave trade and the desire for profits was the main force behind the growth of the colonial African-American population. The high demand for agricultural labor to produce cash crops created a strong market for African slaves, with most slaves in the Atlantic trade ending up in the sugar colonies. Africans made the tortuous voyage across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas in a journey referred to as "the middle passage."
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Boucher's popularity in Maryland began to wane (fall) when he found himself on the "wrong" side of issues involving
a) slavery. b) women's rights. c) the Anglican Church. d) salaries and benefits of colonial Governors. e) taxation.
Which of these leaders attempted to follow in the footsteps of Porfirio Díaz?
A) Diego Rivera B) Benito Juárez C) Victoriano Huerta D) Alvaro Obregón
Which of the following was not one of the developments of the early and mid-1960s that tended to radicalize thousands of American students?
A) The American government refused to pursue total victory in Vietnam. B) Students saw campus administrators as impersonal and rigid. C) The Port Huron Statement galvanized many students D) Students wanted more Americans included in the decision making process. E) Students were concerned by the inability of mainstream liberalism to achieve swift, far-reaching change.
Who was the brother of Polynices?
a. Steveocles b. Creon c. Oedipus d. Eteocles e. Haemon