What was the major work of enslaved African Americans in Virginia and Maryland?
a. growing rice
b. cultivating tobacco
c. cultivating indigo
d. shipbuilding
Ans: b. cultivating tobacco
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The African state of Dahomey depended on slavery for
a. about 60 percent of its economy. b. about 30 percent of its economy. c. about 10 percent of its economy. d. about 2 percent of its economy.
The rapid armament of Britain, France, China, and the Soviet Union from 1937 to 1941 adversely affected the U.S. economy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For Jefferson, one of the most important reasons for the Louisiana Purchase was that it
A) secured access to the mouth of the Mississippi River. B) supported American claims to gold deposits in the Midwest. C) opened new territory for the expansion of slavery. D) provided land which could be used to back up the new paper money issued by the National Bank.
President Hoover provided direct financial support to banks, insurance companies, farm mortgage associations, and railroads through the establishment of the __________
A) Reconstruction Finance Corporation B) Emergency Relief Act C) National Industrial Recovery Act D) Works Progress Administration