Which of the following statements about the growth of slavery in the colonies is accurate?
A. Only in the middle Atlantic and the South were slaves essential to the economic productivity of a colony.
B. In early colonial life, slaves made it possible for cotton to become the primary export crop in Georgia and South Carolina.
C. A higher percentage of slaves in New England colonies worked as domestics and tradespeople than in the Chesapeake and the South.
D. Virginian coastal cities remained the biggest ports for the importation of slaves.
E. New England colonies each only had about half the number of slaves as the southern colonies.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Which of the following cities is a holy site to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
A) Damascus B) Cairo C) Rome D) Constantinople E) none of the above
As a result of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954,
a. Americans reduced military forces in Vietnam. b. Americans started the secret bombing of Cambodia. c. the French left Indochina. d. the French were forced to invade Laos and Cambodia.
One of the rewards held out to defeated enemies in Italy was Roman ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The Hays Code, which required higher moral standards for subject matter in films, was ultimately accepted by Hollywood studios when
A. Protestant clergy threatened a boycott. B. publishers decided to abide by the code for their printed materials. C. revenues from movies containing nudity and cursing began to decline. D. Bank of America founder and Hollywood investor A. H. Giannini joined the campaign.