Islam was most popular in sub-Saharan Africa in
A. the commercial centers of west Africa and the Swahili city-states of east Africa.
B. areas that had previously had contact with Christian missionaries.
C. the thinly populated rural areas of west Africa.
D. areas that had forsaken the traditional religions because of famine or plague.
E. poor areas, where payment for conversion had the greatest appeal.
Answer: A
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The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in
a. a clean sweep of federal job holders. b. the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. c. the weakening of the political machines in American elections. d. the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. e. the recruitment of many talented people from the working classes.
The Royal African Company was chartered to
A. transport African slaves from trading posts in the Caribbean. B. run a slave-buying operation in West Africa. C. transport indentured servants from England. D. deliver African slaves exclusively to the American colonies.
Which of the following offers the best description of "The Second Great Awakening" that occurred in the early 1800s in the United States?
a. the emergence of scientific and humanist thought b. the rise of nationalism after the War of Independence c. political upheaval that spread across the country d. a wave of religious revivals
In general, how did slavery in the Chesapeake differ from slavery in the Lowcountry of South Carolina?
a. In the Chesapeake, interracial contact was more daily and pervasive than in the Lowcountry. b. In the Lowcountry, slaves were more closely supervised by their masters than in the Chesapeake. c. In the Chesapeake, slaves were expected to complete a certain task during the day, after which their time was theirs to do with as they pleased; in the Lowcountry, slaves were worked by drivers from dawn till dusk. d. In the Lowcountry, African cultural traits disappeared more quickly than they did in the Chesapeake.