Which of the following was a consequence of the transition from indentured servitude to enslaved labor in the Chesapeake?
a. The transition provided increased political opportunities for poorer whites.
b. Cotton replaced tobacco as the major cash crop of the region.
c. Land that had been reserved for freed servants was distributed to previously landless whites.
d. Chesapeake society became more socially and economically stratified.
d
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Which of the following is true regarding the Indian removal act?
A) the motivational behind the act was to make more room for free African-American B) it proposed giving Native Americans who were WEST of the Mississippi River land equivalent or better land than EAST of the Mississippi River. C) it was a “voluntary” exchanging of lands between Native Americans and the U.S. D) it gave the U.S. permission to forcibly remove Native Americans off of their land even when contracts were not signed.
The author points out, "Early practitioners may not have consciously thought of food production as different a strategy from foraging. . . . farming and gathering might have been parts of a single continuous attempt to mage food sources"
This suggests a. that all societies will eventually develop agriculture. b. that all societies can potentially develop agriculture. c. that it is surprising that all human societies have not developed agriculture on their own. d. that the relatively recent development of agriculture is especially odd.
While the South Korean nation was thriving with investments from Japan, what was happening in North Korea?
A) The North Korean state went from recovery after the Korean War to stagnation and poverty. B) The communist dictator had instituted agrarian collectivization in North Korea. C) All revenues went to fund nuclear weapons and not economic investments. D) A complete breakdown of the communist system into capitalism E) The North Koreans continued to build their military in hopes of conquering the south, neglecting their economy.
In 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution after the organization
a. admitted the first black women into its ranks. b. embarrassed Roosevelt by providing her with a black escort when she visited their headquarters. c. refused to allow a black singer to perform in their hall. d. criticized her husband for not doing more to protect blacks’ civil rights