Sugar was known as "white gold" in colonial America
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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Which of the following statements about Shays's Rebellion is true?
A) Citizens of other states were generally indifferent to it. B) The central government effectively aided Massachusetts in quelling the rebellion. C) Many leaders, such as Washington, concluded that the central government must be strengthened. D) Most of the rebels were unemployed shipyard workers, frustrated by the depression of the 1780s.
Why did Harper's Weekly publish a picture of the scarred back of a former slave named Gordon in 1863?
A) to justify slavery as a "positive good" B) to show the brutality of the slave system C) to prove that all slaves were victims of violence D) to encourage more slaves to run away to Union Army lines
Some of the issues the AFL (American Federation of Labor) worked towards achieving were an eight hour workday, higher wages, and ______ working conditions for workers.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which democratic country had a strong, popularly elected, communist minority in the post-war era?
A) France B) West Germany C) Italy D) Great Britain E) Spain