Chesapeake colonists adopted a slave-labor system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) compared to white servants, black Africans were more immune to tropical diseases and lived longer.
B) fewer white indentured servants were available.
C) unlike Indians, blacks did not resist their enslavement.
D) black slaves were becoming cheaper to purchase.
C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. drove the prices of goods upward b. confused consumers c. had little effect on the buying public d. created a gulf between consumer and producer e. provided convenience and standardization
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A) True B) False
One of Bill Clinton's few early successes in advancing his reform agenda during his first term was
a. his health care program. b. permitting gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. c. the restriction of unfunded federal mandates on the states. d. campaign finance reform. e. a deficit reduction bill and a new gun control law.