Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of immigrants to Virginia during the tobacco boom of the 1620s?
A. Most came as indentured servants.
B. Their life expectancy was very low.
C. Nearly all were recruited from peasant villages where they had lived all their lives.
D. They were mostly young, single males.
Answer: C
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A) controlling Cuba and the Caribbean. B) acquiring control of naval bases and coaling stations across the Pacific Ocean. C) acquiring a "sphere of influence" in China. D) building a canal through Central America.
After passage of the Prohibitory Act, support for independence became ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Many freedmen saw emancipation as the opportunity to
a. punish their former masters. b. take advantage of the economic opportunities offered them by northern factory owners. c. create their own institutions free of white control. d. demand passage of legislation outlawing social, economic, and political discrimination on the basis of race.
During World War II, the labor force of the United States
A. saw both 16 million people leave civilian labor for the armed forces and the supply of civilian labor decline by 25 percent. B. was forced to contend with a large labor surplus. C. saw the supply of civilian labor decline by 25 percent. D. saw more than 16 million people leave civilian labor for the armed forces. E. None of these answers is correct.