To secure control of labor and protect property rights against slave rebellions, early republican elites favored "Free Womb" legislation, which
A) guaranteed reproductive freedom to slave women.
B) liberated female slaves and their children, but prohibited male manumission.
C) compromised the interests of slaveowners and free blacks fearful of wage competition.
D) freed children of slaves, but required them to serve their mother's master until adulthood.
D
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a. the wide variety of crops grown in different locations there. b. the few crops that can be grown there. c. the poor soil that led to small populations. d. the failure of the people of New Guinea to adopt agriculture.
George Bush's 1988 campaign was characterized by
A) ?praising Bush's accomplishments. B) ?focusing on the accomplishments of Reagan, his predecessor, under whom he had served as vice president. C) ?mud-slinging against Michael Dukakis, the Democratic candidate. D) ?focusing on foreign policy and the economic recession plaguing the nation. E) ?Answers may vary.
In the Gilded Age, "hard money" policies were reflected in
a. the Resumption Act of 1875. b. the "Ohio Idea.". c. the Pendleton Act. d. the position of the Greenback Labor party. e. the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
Indentured servitude developed out of practices in England.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)