Which of the following was a direct or indirect result of the American Revolution?
A) Large numbers of blacks fled the country to Mexico after the war.
B) The increase of tobacco cultivation expanded slavery in Virginia.
C) Slavery was abolished in all of the northern colonies except New York and New Jersey.
D) Freeing slaves became more difficult in several of the border states.
Answer: C
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a. was intellectually superior to the North's b. became increasingly intolerant intellectually c. supported free speech and inquiry d. admitted free blacks alongside whites
Give examples of negative or trivializing views of women encoded in language.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is NOT a way that colonists undermined traditional Native American agriculture and hunting?
a) Their freely roaming pigs and cattle trampled Native American cornfields and gardens. b) Their reliance on the fur trade reduced the population of beaver and other animals important to the Native Americans. c) They changed the land to suit their way of life instead of adapting to their new surroundings. d) Their refusal to build fences and permanent structures created conflict with Native American hunting methods.
Which statement best characterizes the status of the railroad industry by the end of the 1850s?
A) Railroads were struggling to remain active due to heavy financial losses. B) Business was booming and railroads had transformed the economy. C) Railroads had been largely replaced by canal transportation. D) The railroad industry was strongest in the southern states. E) The railroad industry was crippled by scandals and corruption.