How were the lives of urban slaves different from those of slaves working on cotton plantations?
a. Slaves in the cities could form unions and have their demands met.
b. In the cities, slaves enjoyed a position of equality with their masters.
c. In the cities, slaves were free to socialize and form relationships with other slaves.
d. Slaves in the cities did a wider range of jobs and enjoyed more autonomy.
Answer: d. Slaves in the cities did a wider range of jobs and enjoyed more autonomy.
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a. Its officers' sense of responsibilities to society b. Its respect for regional differences in American society c. Its source of credit and stability which helped promote the nation's expanding economy d. Its ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed e. Its close ties to the U.S. Department of the Treasury
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a. combination of an improved printing system and the han'gul writing system. b. institution of a university system. c. spread of woodblock printing from China and the Mongol writing system. d. imposition of Japanese rule, which forced the formation of public schools. e. popularity of Islam, which required that all Muslims read the Quran.
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A) enough Southern slaveholders freed their slaves on their own. B) the Confederacy surrendered Richmond. C) the seceded states rejoined the Union. D) the Border States left the Union. E) Britain joined the war effort on the side of the South.