Which of the following was true of the low country by 1740?
A) Black slaves made up 90 percent of the population in vicinity of Charleston.
B) Almost all slaves had converted to Catholicism.
C) There were roughly equal numbers of slaves and indentured servants.
D) All indigenous peoples had been driven from the region.
Answer: A
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A. turning them into landowning ranchers and farmers B. making public education compulsory on reservations C. threatening to exterminate Indians if they refused to adopt white culture D. sending Christian missionaries to convert Indians
The first anti-union legislation passed in Europe was the ______________.
A. Declaratory Act B. Non-collective Laws C. Le Chapelier Law D. The Corn Laws E. The Combination Act
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a. became almost nonexistent as most Americans do not believe in a higher power. b. lacked diversity. c. saw a swing back toward conservative Christianity. d. became increasingly streamlined. e. was more diverse than it had ever been before.
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