How does this 1862 photograph of ex-slaves planting sweet potatoes on the Sea Islands off the South Carolina coast demonstrate one way in which they expressed their freedom?
A) They refused to plant cotton, which was associated with slavery.
B) They rejected the gang system of slave labor and chose to work individually instead.
C) They grew crops like sweet potatoes and corn on a commercial basis.
D) They restored traditional gender roles and relegated women to housework.
A
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Which of the following statements is true of the black codes?
A) They forbade intermarriage between black and white Americans. B) They permitted freed slaves to serve on juries. C) They forbade African Americans to hold and sell property. D) They permitted freed slaves to testify against white people in court. E) They permitted African Americans from renting farmland especially in states like Mississippi.
John C. Calhoun advocated nullification of a federal law in 1828, and again in 1832 to?:
a) please President Jackson. b) Defeat the re charting of the Bank of the United States. c) avoid secession. d) promote the formation of the Confederate States of America.
The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was __________
A) warfare B) planned genocide C) disease D) forced conversions to Christianity E) forced removal from tribal lands