Which of the following was NOT an economic consequence of the Embargo Act?
a. unemployment among sailors
b. slowdown in the shipping industry
c. an increase in the number of imported goods
d. an increase in smuggling
Answer: c. an increase in the number of imported goods
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a) temporary migrants b) impoverished farmers c) news reporters d) factory workers
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Who stood to gain the most from the slave trade?
a) investors in slave ships and plantations b) slave ship captains and crew c) African kings dealing with Europeans d) slave catchers in inland Africa
What changes were brought upon human society by the discovery of bronze and iron?
What will be an ideal response?