Manumission was a process by which __________
A) owners freed selected slaves
B) slaves gained free status after having run away
C) slavery was established in new territories
D) free blacks were enslaved
Answer: A
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a. Denmark Vesey b. Hinton R. Helper c. George Fitzhugh d. Daniel Webster e. Nat Turner
How did Jackson respond to South Carolina’s effort to nullify the tariffs of 1828 and 1832?
a. He endorsed the effort. b. He threatened military action. c. He blockaded Charleston harbor. d. He encouraged slaves in South Carolina to revolt.
After Bacon's Rebellion, the Chesapeake elite sought to __________
A) reinforce racial solidarity B) limit the importation of African slaves C) strengthen the contracts of indentured servants D) further subjugate poor whites
Who was called the “Wizard of Menlo Park”?
a) Thomas Alva Edison b) Sir Joseph William Swan c) R. H. Macy d) John Wanamaker