The Middle Passage appeared debilitating and hopeless to such an extent that many, including Equiano __________
a) considered or committed suicide
b) left detailed accounts of the violence
c) successfully seized their slave ships
d) mutilated themselves to avoid being considered worth capturing
Answer: a
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a. He wanted to try his hand at another industry. b. He was offered a price that was twice what the company was worth. c. He was bankrupt. d. He wanted to devote himself to philanthropy.
When Japan's defeat was deemed inevitable, the military favored __________
a. negotiating a peace treaty to avoid further loss of life b. modifying the unconditional surrender formula to allow Japan to keep its emperor c. an all-out, full-scale invasion of Japan d. destroying Japan with a series of atom bombs e. forcing Japan to surrender by threatening them with more atom bombs
The most significant economic activity throughout the English-speaking colonies was
a. trade. c. agriculture. b. slavery. d. industry.
Which of the following were new inventions of the early transportation and industrialization era?
A) electric light bulb B) steam ship C) nuclear power D) airplane