How did apologists describe the institution of slavery before the 1830s?
A) as a benefit to the slaves themselves
B) as a necessary evil
C) as an inevitable institution
D) as a neutral business arrangement
E) as a sinful enterprise
Answer: B
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After the wartime Great Migration, the greatest concentration of African Americans was in:
A) the South. B) the Northeast. C) Midwest cities. D) the West.
On the plantations of the Caribbean and Brazil, slaves
A) thrived because climate and diet were similar to that of Africa. B) suffered heavy losses due to tropical diseases and brutal conditions. C) quickly intermarried with the indigenous populations. D) formed families and re-created kinship ties similar to those in Africa. E) None of these answers is correct.
"Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 campaign slogan was
a. Daniel Webster. b. Martin Van Buren. c. William Henry Harrison. d. Nicholas Biddle. e. Henry Clay.
In the period known as ____, colonial governments saw their efforts in moral terms and put greater emphasis on improving social services and education.
A. new colonialism B. high colonialism C. associationalism D. new nationalism E. moral colonialism