In 1861, why did the Confederacy establish a ban on the export of cotton?
A) to deprive the North of necessary textiles
B) to focus agricultural efforts on growing food
C) to coerce Britain and France into recognizing its independence
D) to hoard sufficient cotton so that the government could blackmail foreign nations
E) to make sure the South had enough cotton to meet its own needs
C
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The Persians learned and borrowed from those they encountered and conquered, especially from ________
A. Greece and Rome B. Mesopotamia and Egypt C. Syria D. Mesopotamia and the Israelites
Which statement best describes the Germans who came to the United States before 1860?
A) ?? They were largely of urban working-class background. B) ?? They were mainly Catholics drawn from the poorer classes. C) ?? They were diverse, hardworking, and clannish. D) ?? They were generally poor Jewish intellectuals. E) ?? They were largely free-thinking radicals and political refugees.
English model of conquest and slaughter did not begin in the Americas. The precedent was set in
A. the Cape region at the southern tip of Africa. B. Ireland. C. Iceland and Greenland. D. islands off the West African coast.
In the book Looking Backward, __________ envisioned a society in which poverty and greed had disappeared
A) L. Frank Baum
B) Edward Bellamy
C) Henry George
D) Jacob Riis