By 1780, which of the following countries dominated the slave trade?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Holland
E) Spain
A
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The Acropolis in Athens is an example of a(n):
A. Tyrtaeus. B. Agora. C. Public bathhouse. D. Citadel. E. Hoplite phalanx.
Which statement best describes how the situation depicted in Winslow Homer's painting A Visit from the Old Mistress accords with the myth of the Lost Cause?
A) The fact that the former mistress is alone belies the idea that Southern gentlemen were chivalrous and protective of ladies. B) The equality between the African American women and their former mistress confirms the idea that whites and blacks alike supported the Confederacy. C) The wariness of the African American women belies the idea that racial relations in the "Old South" had been harmonious. D) The apparent prosperity of the African American women confirms the idea that they lived well when enslaved. E) The graciousness of the former mistress confirms the idea that white Southerners were largely benevolent toward their slaves.
What region was contested on the U.S. frontier?
How profitable was slavery?
a. In general, planters would have been better off freeing their slaves and hiring them back. b. On the best quality cotton land, most planters made a profit; otherwise, most slaveholders lost money. c. Large-scale planters' return on their investment was roughly equal to what factory owners were making. d. Slavery was so profitable that thousands of industrialists in the North were selling out each year to invest in cotton plantations.