Why, beginning in the mid-1660s, did Chesapeake planters begin to purchase more African slaves?
A. They could no longer obtain an adequate supply of white indentured servants.
B. The price of slaves dropped as more and more were imported from Africa.
C. It became clear that Native Americans could not be used successfully as slaves.
D. It became necessary for white indentured servants to serve in the militia to defend against Indian attacks.
Answer: A
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A) colonial reluctance to expand into the Ohio River Valley. B) greatly increased expenses of administering a far larger and more complex empire. C) strong American support for a rudimentary colonial union expressed in the popular Albany Plan. D) colonial resentment for the failure of the British to aid them during the French and Indian War.
The 1932 Stimson doctrine
a. reversed the United States' long-standing interventionist policy in Latin America. b. committed the United States to join the League of Nations' effort to impose economic sanctions against Japan for its invasion of Manchuria. c. announced the United States' willingness to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy. d. declared that the United States would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved by force of arms. e. declared Japan and Germany rogue states.
The Mississippian people were a culture from the
A. Great Basin. B. Great Plains. C. Eastern Woodlands. D. Pacific Northwest.
One of the results of the Whiskey Rebellion was that:
A) it sent out a clear message that the national government would not allow extralegal protests to effect change. B) it freed the federal government from constant worry about economic shortfalls. C) the western provinces turned firmly Anti-Republican, favoring the small-government approach of the Federalists. D) the lawmakers in southern states tightened black codes, citing fear of slave insurrections in America. E) it underscored France's increased reluctance to maintain its possessions in the New World.