The sickle-cell blood trait protected African-American slaves from __________
A) food poisoning
B) lactose intolerance
C) dysentery
D) malaria
Answer: D
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Which sentence best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the South in the seventeenth century?
a. Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages. b. Creole languages were a mixture of different African languages with no English. c. Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, and Dutch languages. d. Creole languages were written versions of African languages. e. Creole languages were informal, colloquial versions of English.
As reformers, the progressives clearly challenged the fundamental principles of capitalism
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The Songhay emperors established their dominance over the gold trade through taxation and:
a. Escorting gold shipments with their soldiers. b. Annexing the gold fields of the Upper Niger, Senegal, and Black Volta Rivers. c. Offering concessions for the gold trade to multiple noble families. d. Protectionist measures to limit consumption of gold to domestic use.
What was the result of Andrew Carnegie's sale of Carnegie Steel?
A) J. P. Morgan combined it with other steel companies into the U.S. Steel Corporation. B) It led to the formation of the first American trust. C) It inspired John D. Rockefeller to sell his Standard Oil Company. D) It led to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the largest steel structure in the world. E) Charles Schwab bought it and combined it with National Steel to form the largest steel company in the United States.