White southerners devised the convict __________ system that provided very cheap (and mostly black) prison labor for private white businessmen in the local community
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: lease
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A. King George's War B. the Stono Rebellion C. the War of the Spanish Succession D. Queen Anne's War
By 1850, the United States had become the fourth largest (in terms of area) nation in the world behind:
A. Russia, China, and Australia. B. Brazil, Canada, and Russia. C. Russia, Brazil, and Egypt. D. Russia, India, and China. E. Russia, China, and Canada.
What was the effect of the demographic shift that occurred in late-seventeenth-century Chesapeake society?
a. It helped to reduce the inequality that existed in society. b. It led to the emergence of the planter class c. It led to low economic dependence on tobacco. d. It helped to establish communication between the colonies in the New World.
By the end of the twentieth century, the "East Asian miracle"
a. continued to outperform the West in economic production and profits. b. had become less miraculous after the financial crisis of 1997. c. was led by Japan's continuing strong economic performance. d. was being copied by many Western countries, including the United States. e. had failed in the People's Republic of China but was still succeeding in the Philippines and Indonesia.