Which of the following states was part of Cotton Kingdom?
a) Georgia
b) Virginia
c) Maryland
d) North Carolina
a) Georgia
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What did the presidential election of 1828 demonstrate?
A) Supporters of common people would have difficulty being elected. B) First-term presidents usually can be reelected. C) The new political parties were strongly sectional in their sources of strength. D) The ghost of George Washington loomed large over the political landscape. E) New Englanders would never vote for a southerner for president.
Why did the Aztecs believe that human sacrifices were necessary?
A) for the sun god to continue to bless their crops B) for the gods to give them victory against their enemies C) for the moon to continue its orbit D) for the rains to fall E) for children to be born healthy
In reaction to the overwhelming influence of Greek philosophy, the Romans turned to Etruscan and Egyptian models for inspiration in artistic matters
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements about sharecropping is LEAST accurate?
a. The system proved to be an inefficient method of production, and the South never again produced as much cotton as it had before the war. b. The system emerged as a compromise between masters and freedpeople, who preferred the semblance of freedom that it gave compared to the close supervision and uncertain recompense associated with wage labor. c. The system did not give freedpeople direct ownership of land, but it did allow them to live on a given plot and keep a portion of the crop which they produced on it. d. The system cast many freedpeople into a cycle of ever-growing debt from which they stood little chance of escaping.