A major reason for the reduction in the number of slave owners in the South prior to the Civil War was __________
A) the rapidly increasing price of slaves
B) an increasing mortality rate
C) a rapid decline in slave birthrates
D) the abolition of slave markets in the United States
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. the Franciscans b. the Waldensians c. the Dominicans d. the Cathari e. the Jews
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a. iron weapons b. the first port cities c. cuneiform writing d. invention of papyrus e. a phonetic alphabet
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