After 1680, Chesapeake planters began to rely more heavily on black slave labor than on indentured white servants because
A. the pool of available black labor was widening.
B. declining death rates made indentured servants more profitable than slaves.
C. the flow of white servant immigrants was increasing.
D. whites were developing a more egalitarian society.
Answer: A
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a. William Blake b. Karl Marx c. Alexis de Tocqueville d. Samuel Smiles
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A) improving racial relations B) decreasing class antagonism C) growing equality in American society D) the wealth of a new industrial owner class
Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to
a. arrest deserters from the Union army. b. hold fugitive slaves without bail. c. arrest rioters and antiwar activists. d. execute Confederate commanders. e. arrest his political opponents.
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A) emphasized national self-sufficiency in manufactured goods. B) favored state control of trade. C) greatly damaged the French economy. D) was adopted by Colbert. E) relied on collecting specific information, which was used to create future economic policy.