According to the 1807 federal law that outlawed the importation of slaves, Africans captured from smugglers were to be __________
a. lined up and executed
b. returned to Africa
c. immediately emancipated
d. turned over to state authorities to be disposed of according to local custom
e. sold to the highest bidder by federal agents
D
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Which of the following prompted General George Washington to embrace black volunteers for the patriot cause in the winter of 1777-1778?
A) White troops overwhelmingly supported the idea of black volunteers joining the army. B) Washington dropped his initial concern that arms given to black soldiers might eventually support a slave revolt throughout the colonies. C) The military situation had become very dire for the patriot cause by the winter of 1777-1778. D) In February 1778, Rhode Island offered freedom to black slaves who enlisted for military service in the war against Great Britain.
Which of the following was part of the Radical Reformation?
A) Anglicans B) Lutherans C) Calvinists D) Unitarians
What two humanitarian causes did Olympe de Gouges espouse?
What will be an ideal response?
Why did Croatia have more problems than Slovenia in making the economic transformation?
a. The government was seen as too liberal in its reform package. b. Croatia refused to embrace democracy. c. It was slow to participate in a free-market economy. d. It remained primarily agricultural because it had little industrial capital. e. It remained occupied by UN troops.