What were some of the key features of the Columbian Exchange and what impacts did these features have on the world trade network?
What will be an ideal response?
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The convict-lease system provided planters and other employers access to __________
A) cheap labor B) public land C) tax subsidies D) inexpensive equipment and supplies
Compare and contrast the philosophies and tactics of the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. Why, in the long run, did one group succeed while the other one failed?
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By the late 1640s, which of the following was a major source of income for New England's farmers and merchants?
a. Foodstuffs and wood for barrels which were sold to sugar planters in the Caribbean b. Ever-increasing migrations to the area from England c. Grains sold into European markets d. Manufactured goods sold to English merchants
Despite the adoption of their alphabet system from the Phoenicians, literacy in Greece
a. was limited only to the priests. b. remained elusive for several centuries, relying on oral traditions. c. was reserved for business transactions. d. was undermined by the diversity of languages in the Greek islands. e. divided between Phoenician and Linear B.