In the first half of the nineteenth century, why did cotton become the major economic crop of the American South?
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Which of the following most led to opposition to Coolidge in the 1924 election?
A) his probusiness politics B) his tariff policies C) his antibusiness politics D) his personal life
In the 1920s, __________ was known as the “Negro Capital of the World.”
A) Chicago B) Harlem C) Pittsburgh D) Atlanta
Most working African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century ________
A) had a life substantially improved from their parents B) had the opportunity for a high quality education C) worked as poor Southern sharecroppers D) had little reason to protest their situation E) often banded together to start businesses
Discuss the patterns of social and economic development in Africa during the first millennium C.E. What does archaeological evidence tell us about the character of societies in parts of East, West, and South Africa?
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