a. Since slaves could not enter into contracts, their masters and employers contracted between themselves.
b. Some communities set aside specific hiring days at the beginning of the year to make it easier for owners and hirers to meet.
c. Although it was illegal for slaves to self-hire, their masters often allowed them to do so for the sake of convenience and profit.
d. Only male slaves were involved in slave hiring because southern mores dictated against the practice of hiring out enslaved women.
d. Only male slaves were involved in slave hiring because southern mores dictated against the practice of hiring out enslaved women.
As World War I began in Europe, Germany and Austria-Hungary were allied in the ____, while Russia, Britain, and France were in the ____
Because despots could not count on the loyalty of the divided populace, they operated through mercenary armies obtained through military brokers known as __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle was an exposé of conditions in:
A) the meatpacking industry. B) the steel industry. C) the lives of poor rural blacks. D) New York City government.
Since the landed nobility in Western Europe did not have any fealty to the Frankish kings, the Merovingians established ________ with the hope that those men would be loyal to the crown
A. vessels B. sub-kings C. provincial governors D. duchys E. the royal office of counts