Thanks in part to new laws which made it easier for masters to manumit their slaves, the free black population of Virginia increased from 1,800 in 1782 to roughly how many by 1790?
a. 13,000
b. 23,000
c. 73,000
d. 103,000
a. 13,000
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Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15:
A) granted thousands of acres of confiscated land along the Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina coast to black families in 40-acre plots. B) re-enslaved thousands of former slaves and returned them to their masters. C) declared slaves to be the contraband of war. D) called for the burning of Atlanta.
By the Treaty of Utrecht, England retained the Mediterranean naval bases at
A) Sardinia and Sicily. B) Malta and Minorca. C) Gibraltar and Malta. D) Gibraltar and Minorca. E) Tunis and Cairo.
Theodore Roosevelt believed that large corporate trusts
a. were destroying the essential American principles of individual freedom. b. were essentially greedy centers of power and wealth. c. should be regulated primarily by the states. d. should be curbed by federal power but not eliminated. e. should be balanced by strong labor unions.
All of the following were part of the 1984 election EXCEPT
A. President Ronald Reagan winning all but one state. B. Jesse Jackson making a bid for the Democratic nomination. C. the Republicans making large gains in the Senate and House. D. the Democratic Party choosing Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee. E. the first woman, Geraldine Ferraro, appearing on a major party national ticket.