Why did Africans begin raiding their neighboring territories after 1600?
A) The Muslims gave them money for converts to Islam.
B) They needed men for armies to ward off European invaders.
C) The value of slaves had increased.
D) They wanted to repopulate after their own people had died of disease.
E) They wanted to acquire bronze crafts to sell to the Europeans.
C
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Spanish government in the West Indies was __________.
A. centralized and authoritarian B. diffused among a variety of officials based in Spain and the Indies C. theocratic D. local and varied from province to province
The War of 1812 was significant because
a. it showed the superior firepower of the American forces b. it damaged the British economy, but did not harm the United States economy c. it ended Native American efforts to block the expansion of white settlement d. it made Andrew Jackson a national hero e. the new United States fought Great Britain to a standoff
Even before achieving statehood, ________ prohibited slavery in its constitution
A) Connecticut B) New Jersey C) Massachusetts D) Pennsylvania E) Vermont
The Dixiecrats who attracted national attention in 1948 were __________________.
A. Southern activists who fought to end the poll tax and voter literacy requirements B. teams of Carolina businessmen promoting new industry in their region C. a political party made up of breakaway Democrats opposed to the Democratic Party's position on civil rights D. union leaders who lobbied Southern state legislatures to pass pro-union laws