An examination of slavery in Florida and New Mexico indicates that:
A) local conditions determined its character.
B) few Africans were brought to Spanish America.
C) Indian slavery rarely existed.
D) the harshest form of slavery existed in the more isolated regions of Spanish America.
Answer: A
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A) routed the Spanish fleet in Havana harbor and blockaded Cuba. B) devastated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. C) raided Havana and kidnapped Spanish General Valeriano Weyler. D) was humiliated in a surprise attack by the Spanish navy.
Which of the following was NOT a gift that Islam gave to West Africa in the premodern period?
a. A common language, Arabic, for administration and trade b. Religious legitimacy for rulers c. A sense of participation in a wider world d. The concept of the city
The Constitution prohibited Congress from __________ for twenty years
a) banning the importation of slaves b) limiting the spread of slavery c) abolishing slavery d) passing a fugitive slave law
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A. many roads with a particular kind of toll gate were built for profit by private companies. B. concrete was first developed as a long-life road surface. C. the federal government provided free land to road construction companies. D. Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roads. E. most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roads.