Why did this cartoon from a Richmond newspaper, which depicted a rich speculator, anger Southerners?
A) Speculators hoarded supplies and sold them at exorbitant prices while people went hungry.
B) Speculators were illegally smuggling cotton supplies to Britain and getting wealthy.
C) Speculators evaded the draft and refused to pay the Confederate income tax.
D) Speculators were aiding blacks and ignoring the plight of white citizens.
A
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A) 1400's. B) 1500's. C) 1600's. D) 1700's.
A French physiocrat in the 18th century generally would have agreed with all of the following statements EXCEPT
A) the true wealth of a nation is not measured by stores of precious metals. B) the market is governed by natural laws of economics. C) protective tariffs are beneficial to a nation?s economic growth. D) government taxes should be levied against the land. E) fewer restrictions on individuals leads to prosperity.
The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During the colonial period, most of the slaves sent to the North American colonies were supplied by the __________
a. Dutch b. Americans c. Portuguese d. Spanish e. British