Under the crop-lien system, both the sharecroppers and the landowners
A) profited from the South's rapid economic progress immediately after the Civil War.
B) depended on credit, often at high interest rates, from local merchants and bankers.
C) had strong incentives to diversify their crops.
D) suffered from shortages of labor and credit due to the South's rapid industrialization after the Civil War.
B
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a. lived in Muslim areas, such as Spain. b. perished in the Holocaust. c. were dispersed after the fall of the temple in Jerusalem. d. lived in small scattered communities in Christian Europe.
What is considered Newton's greatest contribution to the world?
A) insisting that the physical world had rational, lawful principles B) discovering and enunciating the law of gravity C) encouraging young scientists to continue to think and experiment D) convincing many people to give up their superstitious beliefs E) describing the way in which governments of the world could function rationally
What was Rasputin's fate?
a. He became a member of the Russian Politburo. b. He was assassinated. c. He tried to stage a coup against Tsar Nicholas and was imprisoned for it. d. He organized a plot to murder Tsar Nicholas II. e. He became a powerful military leader.
Who utters these words? "That's nonsense: I would rather join the battle rank of shields three times than undergo birth-labor once."
a. Phaedra b. Cleopatra c. Medea d. Medea's nurse e. Athena