What kind of vessel did the Barbary States use to plunder the cargo of enemy ships and enslave their crews if tribute was not paid?

A. corvair
B. corvette
C. cutter
D. corsair


Answer: D

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By the middle of the 18th century approximately:

A) 6 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. B) 7 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. C) 8 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. D) 9 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World.

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Marcus Garvey expressed support for the Ku Klux Klan

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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