Which of the following statements about slavery in seventeenth-century North America is LEAST accurate?

a. Many of the slaves brought to North America had Spanish or Portuguese names.
b. Most of the slaves brought to North America arrived not from Africa but from other American colonies.
c. By the middle of the seventeenth century, the slave population of North America was able to increase by natural reproduction.
d. A number of slaves in North America were multilingual, speaking a variety of European, African, and Native American languages.


c. By the middle of the seventeenth century, the slave population of North America was able to increase by natural reproduction.

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A. the elimination of the death penalty B. the creation of a state Railroad Commission C. a major reduction in the state debt D. the creation of a public education system for both white and black children

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In the late eighteenth century, common American attitudes held that

A) political equality extended to all races and genders. B) women were second-class human beings. C) all religions were worthy of respect. D) economic opportunity should be extended to all races.

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The unofficial British policy of salutary neglect involved

a. a tightening of trade regulations. b. stopping the flow of raw materials to Britain. c. failure to enforce many colonial trade regulations. d. a more sophisticated system of tax collection.

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Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for __________

A) sitting at a lunch counter designated for white people only B) refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person C) attempting to exercise her right to vote D) holding hands with a white teenager in public

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