African women caught in the Atlantic slave trade were worth twice the price of African men in Caribbean markets; as a result, captains took large numbers of women on board their vessels
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: FALSE
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The establishment of the German Empire in 1871
a. encouraged American intervention in Continental affairs after 1875. b. upset the European balance of power. c. blocked Austria's plans to invade Alsace-Lorraine. d. forced Britain to ally with Austria.
Eighteenth-century indentured servants possessed many opportunities for economic advancement
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Most whites in the antebellum South
A) regarded slaveholding as a path to upward economic mobility. B) avoided the social stigma of slaveholding. C) held fewer than 10 slaves by 1860. D) resented the political influence of white slaveholders.
What was different about the American working class of the 1830s as compared to the American working class of the 1840s?
A) In the 1830s, most factory work was done by men, but by the 1840s, more women and children began to work in factories. B) In the 1830s, most men worked in factories, but by the 1840s, they worked more as artisans as factory work decreased in general. C) In the 1830s, the majority of male workers were farmers, but by the 1840s, most male workers were employed in factories. D) In the 1830s, most male workers were artisans and few worked in factories, but by the 1840s, the proportion of male factory workers increased. E) In the 1830s, most women and children did not work at all, but by the 1840s they worked side by side with men in factories.