The rail network in the South was designed to link plantation regions to __________.
a) port cities
b) the countryside
c) western territories
d) New England
a) port cities
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Generally speaking, Britain:
A. imagined it would always have the empire. B. offered armed resistance to calls for decolonization. C. sought to sever ties with its former colonies. D. was taken by surprise by calls for decolonization. E. accepted the loss of empire as inevitable.
Which pope established the practice of the cardinals, not secular rulers, electing the pope?
A) Leo IX B) Benedict C) Nicholas II D) Augustine
Which of the following statements about slavery in Europe is false?
a. Christian slave merchants sold slaves from North Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia. b. Narrowly defining Christians as Roman allowed slave traders to sell Greeks as slaves until 1453. c. Most Black Sea slaves were women. d. Religious prohibitions prevented Muslims from selling other Muslims as slaves. e. Genoese and Venetian merchants dominated the slave trade in the eastern Mediterranean.
According to the text, Benin's decision with regard to the slave trade
A) motivated the Portuguese to attack Benin to compel the kingdom to give up men and women as slaves. B) enabled the kingdom to maintain its political autonomy longer than its neighbors did. C) inspired neighboring countries to discontinue involvement in the slave trade. D) stemmed from humanitarian concerns about slavery. E) effectively cut it off from any trade with Europe.