For what reason did the convict lease system continue to thrive in the South?
A) The work was light.
B) The system provided high-paid jobs.
C) Employers had little incentive to change the system.
D) The system brought in many workers from the West.
C
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What motivated the federal government to fund the Housing Acts of 1949 and 1954?
A) to provide aid for the poor B) to encourage urban renewal C) to spur rural development D) to initiate infrastructure improvement in the South
Which factor most often determined where a loyalist would settle once the war had ended?
a. race and ethnicity b. geographic location c. wealth d. political ambition
During the Seven Years' War
a. colonial militiamen were impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars. b. British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops. c. British officials were disturbed by the lukewarm support of many colonials. d. the colonists lost confidence in their own military capability. e. all American trade with Spain and France ended.
How does the statement from Monroe's inaugural address that expansion "to the Great Lakes and beyond the sources of the great rivers which communicate through our whole interior" meant that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain"
contradict the country's actions in Florida and the West? A) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West. B) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home. C) If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the United States, it would not have built national roads. D) The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the United States during the early nineteenth century, causing the United States to seek more "domain." E) Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the United States was not truly happy in respect to its domain.