Looking at the map "Islam in Africa," which of these explains the rise of states such as Ghana and Darfur?
A) Indian Ocean trade
B) the spread of Islam
C) trans-Saharan trade
D) routes of communication along rivers
C
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Which was not a reason why American confidence in the gold standard weakened in the 1890s?
A) British investors had sold millions of dollars' worth of stock in American railroads and converted their dollars to gold, draining U.S. gold reserves. B) Vast quantities of gold were flowing into the country from newly-opened mines in the Klondike. C) Congress's lavish veterans' benefits had reduced government resources D) Tariff revenues were dropping because of the high McKinley Tariff E) The government had to pay for its monthly silver purchases with treasury certificates redeemable for either silver or gold, further drained gold reserves
The "Body of Liberties" of 1641 can best be described as
a. a bill of rights. b. a female reformer convention. c. a collection of pamphlets. d. a series of sermons against the king of England. e. a massive protest against Parliament.
Which statement best describes the origins of sharecropping?
a. The federal government was unwilling to help the freed people in any way, so they had no alternative but to go into sharecropping. b. Most former slaves preferred wage labor, but terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan forced them to accept sharecropping. c. The freed people recognized that under sharecropping they could earn more money than through wage labor, if they worked harder. d. The South was short of capital, and landowners found it easier to pay workers in kind, rather than in cash.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, which of the following was the primary target of the wave of violence unleashed by white southerners?
A) African Americans B) federal officials C) Union soldiers D) northern missionaries