Cultivating ________ was considered "the most unhealthy work in which slaves were employed."

A) rice
B) wheat
C) corn
D) cotton


Answer: A

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a. Only rulers worshipped the gods; ordinary people had no daily reminders of their god-rulers. b. Kings did not mediate between the Egyptian people and the gods. c. Kings were gods. d. Religion and daily life were inseparable.

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The Know-Nothings in the Massachusetts legislature did NOT enact

A. child labor laws. B. a married women's property act. C. the desegregation of Boston schools. D. laws designed to strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act.

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a. of Jay's Treaty. b. Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. c. of the XYZ affair. d. John Adams had been elected president. e. Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador.

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Romans and the Parthians?

A. Impressed with Parthian victories in the Aegean, aristocratic Romans began to emulate and adopt Parthian modes of dress and culture. B. Geographically distant, the Romans and Parthians only dealt with one another on a diplomatic and trade level. C. After an initial violent conflict, the Romans and Parthians continually battled one another for hundreds of years. D. After an initial violent conflict, the Romans and Parthians forged a lasting peace.

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