A latifundia was
a. a group of fugitive slaves.
b. an association of small farmers.
c. a large rural estate.
d. None of these answers are correct.
c
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Congress required which of the following to carry government freight, troops, and mail at reduced rates in exchange for federal subsidies?
a) railroads b) canals c) highways d) airlines
Hazen Pingree, elected as reform mayor of Detroit in the early 1890s,
a. launched a campaign to close all the saloons and houses of prostitution b. got off to an honest start but was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker c. was co-opted by business leaders d. favored policies like cutting street railway fares and letting families garden in city lots
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the institution of slavery in the United States in the first quarter of the nineteenth century?
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