In the South, the crop-lien system along with the burdensome credit system
A. was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers.
B. encouraged the planting of cash crops.
C. saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent.
D. nearly disappeared during Reconstruction.
E. led to crop diversification.
B
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Great Britain lost its control of the American colonies in the 1783 ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
France's support for slavery decreased after
a. the Haitian Revolution. b. the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man. c. Napoleon conscripted slaves to fight his wars against Britain, promising freedom in exchange for military service. d. sale of the Louisiana Territory reduced its need for plantation labor. e. the French economy focused more on wine production and handicrafts than industrialized manufacture.
What population grew faster than the U.S. population as a whole in the mid-1800s?
A. Rural populations B. Native American populations C. Slave populations D. City populations
In the new labor marketplace, workers __________.
A. were brought into the salary system B. had no direct say about product quality C. had direct control over product quality D. had considerable bargaining power