What commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century?
A) tobacco
B) indigo
C) silver
D) cotton
E) sugar
Ans: E) sugar
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A) The American declaration of war on Germany. B) A presidential decree to support Britain. C) The order to use American escorts for Atlantic convoy duty. D) The congressional authorization for the president to provide armaments to combatants. E) None of the above.
In invading Maryland, one of General Lee's key objectives was to
a. improve the flagging morale of Confederate soldiers and officers. b. discourage foreign intervention by Britain and France in the war. c. destroy General McClellan's Army of the Potomac. d. capture President Lincoln and his Cabinet. e. inspire the Border States, particularly the wavering Maryland, to join the Confederacy and its secessionist cause.
The Ottoman sultan ruled through the chief minister known as the
A. devshirme. B. purdah. C. sipahis. D. holy one. E. grand vizier.
Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)