Why was slavery weak in the northern states?
a. Northerners were more religious than southerners.
b. Quakers dominated northern legislatures.
c. There was no real economic justification for slavery in the region.
d. Northern whites saw blacks as equals.
c. There was no real economic justification for slavery in the region.
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The Korean phonetic script han-gul, introduced in the fifteenth century CE, was closer to the spoken language than written ___________.
a. Chinese. b. Mongol. c. Japanese. d. Sillan.
Agricultural production in the middle colonies and New England centered on
A) ?grains and livestock. B) ?rice. C) ?sugar. D) ?cotton. E) ?tobacco.
________________ led a 600-man expedition through the southeastern portion of North America. He was buried on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In what what was did the importation of American bullion negatively affect the Spanish economy?
A) The apparent dependence of Spain on its bullion supply caused European bankers to avoid loaning money to the Spanish government. B) American bullion made up nearly 90 percent of Spain's state revenue, so that any disruption in the arrival of silver from America plunged the government into crisis. C) The supply of bullion to Spain was highly irregular, so that the government could not accurately gauge its income or anticipate its expenditures. D) The arrival of American treasure contributed to a sharp rise in prices and a general inflation.