Which was not true of the emerging economic system of capitalism?
A) The huge investments required for long voyages and colonial ventures brought handsome gains to bankers and capitalists.
B) Long distance trade activity increased due to the improvement in the protection of land and sea routes allowing it to be conducted by almost anyone.
C) The flow of gold and silver from the New World stimulated general business activity.
D) The larger supply of coins promoted trade and strengthened the incentive of all classes to produce for the market.
E) European banks began to develop as a way for potential merchants to secure loans for new businesses.
B
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Which of the following is true of the attempts between 1870 and 1910 to legalize women's suffrage on a state-by-state basis?
A. All states had granted women the right to vote in state elections by 1910. B. None of these attempts were successful. C. Attempts in the South and West were less successful than those in the Northeast. D. Although these attempts met with limited success, they laid the groundwork for the future by training a corps of female leaders.
What is the modern-day city where the Mongol Empire moved its capital?
A) ?Beijing B) ?Shanghai C) ?Hong Kong D) ?Liping E) ?Dao Shi
Which of the following is TRUE of eighteenth-century slavery in South Carolina and Georgia?
A) The laws in those colonies created a very static institution with few differences between plantations, small farms, and cities. B) Plantation slaves enjoyed far more autonomy than they did in other colonies, allowing them to maintain more of their African culture. C) Because of the high death rates of Africans due to malaria, slave populations declined by 5 to 10 percent per decade during the 1700s. D) Because the governments of South Carolina and Georgia strictly enforced laws preventing sexual contact between whites and blacks, a significant population of racially mixed individuals never developed. E) Colonial law gave freedom to any slave who successfully escaped to Charleston or Savannah.
Between 1934 and 1937, Congress passed a series of neutrality acts that were designed primarily to.
A. strengthen the nation's military defenses B. provide aid to other democratic nations C. create jobs for unemployed American workers D. avoid mistakes that had led to American involvement in World War I