Barbados was settled initially in 1627 by English planters, who grew tobacco, cotton, indigo, and ginger, employing English and Irish ____________.
a. Peasants.
b. Sailors.
c. Enslaved people.
d. Indentured laborers.
d. Indentured laborers.
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What did the Constitution have to say about slavery? Did the literal language of the Constitution justify Southerners' confidence in the legality of slavery?
What will be an ideal response?
To gain ratification of the Constitution, its proponents promised to support
a. Anti-Federalist candidates for Congress.
b. a Bill of Rights
c. creating a permanent capital in the South.
d. term limits for the president.
Which of the following is true of Bacon's Rebellion?
A. The rebellion was an attempt by Nathaniel Bacon and his followers to force the Virginia government to compensate the Susquehannocks for lost tribal lands. B. The rebellion was a clash of personalities between Nathaniel Bacon and Governor William Berkeley. C. The rebellion involved land-hungry whites who alternately attacked Indians and battled with established authorities in Virginia. D. The rebellion allowed the Piedmont planters to permanently gain control over the colonial government of Virginia.
The turmoil of the English Civil War led Thomas Hobbes to summarize his views about strong central government in his book __________.
A. Second Treatise of Government B. Leviathan C. Discourse on Method D. Gulliver's Travels