In 1773 slaves in Boston, Massachusetts petitioned the legislature in order to:
A) increase job opportunities.
B) improve family life.
C) outlaw physical violence by masters.
D) increase the number of holidays.
Answer: B
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Before the discovery of gold, ships from New England sailed to California in search of __________.
a) cattle hides b) cotton c) sugarcane d) slaves
In the contentious Thirty-fifth Congress, pro-slavery Democrats sought a litmus test vote to settle the issue of slavery once and for all. This "litmus test" was over
A. slavery in the territories. B. slavery in Kansas. C. re-opening the African slave trade. D. the election of Lincoln. E. the Freeport Doctrine.
The sea route to the Indian Ocean discovered by Vasco da Gama offered European merchants
A) a chance to trade with Muslim intermediaries. B) a chance to buy goods directly from Indian merchants. C) quicker access to the slave trade of west Africa. D) proof that the earth was round. E) None of these answers is correct.
Most of the blacks who emigrated from the United States under the auspices of the American Colonization Society traveled to
a. Haiti. b. Canada. c. Central America. d. Liberia.