Which of the following statements about British attempts to turn slave rebelliousness into a strategic advantage is the most accurate?
A. British leaders successfully turned former slaves into a black army of 10,000.
B. The British helped organize the largest slave revolt in history.
C. British leaders did not think that organizing support among African Americans would be effective.
D. In attempts to gain loyalties, British leaders created a sanctuary for black loyalists on the southeastern coast.
Answer: C
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By the 1850s at Lowell:
A) Irish immigrants had replaced New England women as workers. B) the Lowell system had been widely copied across New England. C) more women than ever were working in the mills. D) most residents were self-sufficient farm workers.
The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
a. the destruction of the soil. b. a great demand for controlled labor. c. soaring prosperity in the colony. d. diversification of the colony's economy. e. the plantation system.
All of the following contributed significantly to the rapid growth of urban population in the late nineteenth century except
a. foreign immigration. b. reductions in the level of crime and vice in cities. c. the development of innovations in construction technology. d. the improvement of urban transportation. e. the development of Midwestern cities.
What characterized the rule of Lord Charles Cornwallis in India?
A) He dismissed corrupt officials and insisted Indian customs and religions were to be respected. B) He strongly encouraged Christian missionary activity to weaken the nawabs. C) He started an aggressive military campaign to crush local rulers and fought the Battle of Plassey. D) He declared himself the Raj and tried to lead India to independence from Great Britain. E) He was ineffective and accomplished very little as the British governor of India.