Why did Ibrahima refuse to work in the tobacco fields?
a) He opposed the use of tobacco. b) He wanted to pick cotton instead. c) He refused to do manual labor. d) He took pride in pastoral labor and regarded field labor with contempt. e) He thought tobacco was poisonous.
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What made famines less wide-reaching and devastating after the fourteenth century?
A) So many people had died in the plague that there were fewer mouths to feed. B) The number of people killed in the crusades and wars took pressure off food production. C) The Little Ice Age caused a migration from Europe, so the land had to support fewer people. D) Technological breakthroughs made existing land more productive. E) When land became scarce, people turned to fishing and hunting.
Compared with canals, railroads
a. were more expensive than canals to construct. b. transported freight more slowly. c. faced much less political opposition by vested economic interests. d. required less technological obstacles to overcome to construct and operate them safely. e. could be built almost anywhere with sufficient financial capital.
Roosevelt’s victory over Hoover in the election of 1932 was
a. close. b. lopsided. c. based on his popularity in New England. d. the fault of Hoover’s campaign manager. e. was because of his support in the Midwest.
What culture built the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio about 2000 years ago?
a. Anasazi b. Nazca c. Mogollon d. Hohokam e. Hopewell