As the demand for slave labor grew during the eighteenth century in colonial America, "saltwater slaves" were directly imported from __________
A) the Caribbean
B) Africa
C) Brazil
D) Spanish America
B
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Liberals opposed the use of corporal punishment and public shaming on the grounds that such punishments __________
A) violated human dignity B) targeted the bourgeoisie C) deterred only petty crimes D) undermined free trade
Basketball and football eclipsed ____________________ in terms of popularity due to the amount of action in the sport
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As the explosive growth of slavery developed in the interior cotton-growing lands of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana the value of
A) slaves to their white owners decreased even as the value of the new land on which they labored increased dramatically. B) slaves to their white owners increased even more than the value of the new land on which they labored increased. C) slaves to their white owners stabilized as the value of the new land on which they labored increased. D) slaves to their white owners increased even as the value of the new land on which they labored decreased.
American efforts during the War of 1812 to grab territory in British Canada __________
A) ended in failure B) were a moderate success C) were one of the few bright spots in the war for the Americans D) were thwarted by the intervention of Spain and Russia