Before the 1660s, Africans were brought to the Chesapeake as slaves, but their work and prospects were not that different from those of indentured servants. How and why did Chesapeake landowners shift away from indentured servitude toward race-based chattel slavery?
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A) Alexander II. B) Alexander I. C) Nicholas I. D) Alexander III. E) Nicholas II.
Discuss what is meant by the term expansionist, and identify the people and groups that supported expansion. Explain what created the need for the United States to look for overseas markets, and identify the methods suggested to gain and protect those markets.
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The Huron believed that beavers would evade capture if the bones of slain beavers were not respected
A) True B) False
Why did city governments eventually take over the task of supplying water to urban dwellers?
a. Private interests did not have the capital necessary to build adequate water supply systems. b. Wealthy citizens demanded the extension of services to industry and business. c. Cities were judged to be liable for illnesses and deaths caused by contaminated drinking water. d. Arguments at neighborhood wells over water rights became a major source of violence and disorder.