What contributed to the renewed profitability of slavery in the 1790s?
a. Increasing demand for tobacco
b. Invention of the cotton gin
c. Kansas-Nebraska Act
d. Missouri Compromise
e. Reintroduction of the international slave trade
ANS: B
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Historically, the federal government's relationship to the labor market has been described as:
a) Influential and decisive b) Reluctance to get involved c) Determined by the state of the economy d) Limited to the influence exercised over labor unions
The theory of comparative advantage illustrates that specialization can lead to
a. a rise in poverty among many groups of people. b. an increase in overall consumption and efficiency. c. greater equality among all people. d. the rise of powerful international organizations.
What are the 4 main departments?
What will be an ideal response?
The statistics we have on crime come from the
a. state attorneys general offices. b. Office of Homeland Security. c. investigative branch of Congress. d. FBI but may not be very accurate.