Prior to 1830, southerners generally defended slavery as a(n)

A) historical inevitability.
B) positive good.
C) necessary evil.
D) biblical injunction.


Answer: C

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With __________ inhabitants in the sixteenth century, the capital of Kongo, M'banza, was comparable in size to many European cities at the time.

a. 1,000,000. b. 100,000. c. 6000. d. 60,000.

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The two most pressing problems for the new nation, which neither the states nor the Confederation Congress could solve, were

A. divisions between the states, and border disputes with Britain and Spain. B. slavery and the Indian question. C. republicanism and federalism. D. political ineffectiveness, and the need to industrialize.

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Examine the social and political influence of the slave trade on African societies. Were there African societies that benefited from the slave trade?

What will be an ideal response?

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In 1914, ____________________ was considered an act of war.

a. assassination of a member of royalty b. ending diplomatic relations c. mobilization of a nation's army d. breaking a military alliance

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