Caribbean Sugar Plantations and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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What was a key reason for the high demand for enslaved Africans in the Caribbean?

  • European governments' regulations
  • White indentured servants' refusal to work
  • Harsh conditions in Africa
  • Their prior knowledge of sugar cultivation (correct)
  • Why was there a constant need for new labor in Caribbean sugar cultivation?

  • Harsh conditions and high mortality rates (correct)
  • High profits from the sugar trade
  • African merchants trading slaves for sugar
  • Limited regulations by European governments
  • What was the role of European governments in the slave trade to the Caribbean?

  • Encouraging the practice of slavery
  • Prohibiting slavery in overseas empires (correct)
  • Expanding slavery into new territories
  • Promoting the sale of enslaved people
  • Why did white indentured servants' refusal to work impact labor practices in the Caribbean?

    <p>It encouraged the use of enslaved African labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did advocates of popular sovereignty advocate for in the mid-nineteenth century?

    <p>Allowing residents to decide on slavery in territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did sugar produced in the Caribbean have a high demand in Africa?

    <p>To trade for enslaved people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party of 1773?

    <p>The British parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, a series of punitive laws for the Colonies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the first half of the nineteenth century, what role did the South play in national and international market economies?

    <p>Its economic output helped integrate the country into regional financial networks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What issue did the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1804, address?

    <p>The original process for electing the president not accommodating the rise of political parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason Congress had the sole right to grant suffrage to women in new territories?

    <p>To maintain control over the expansion of suffrage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which best describes a common characteristic of most Eastern Woodland Native American societies before European contact?

    <p>They formed a single regional confederacy that settled disputes between different groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was President Andrew Jackson's primary motive behind proposing the policy of Indian removal?

    <p>Confiscating Native American land to make it available for sale to Whites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the consequences of the policy of Indian removal as outlined by President Andrew Jackson?

    <p>Launching a major military campaign against Native Americans in the West</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Congress have the authority to decide on suffrage for women in new territories?

    <p>To prevent individual territories from granting suffrage based on different criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiated Eastern Woodland Native American societies from others before European contact?

    <p>Their organized confederacy resolving disputes between groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In President Jackson's message, what did 'pecuniary advantages' primarily refer to?

    <p>Financial benefits related to selling acquired lands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a major impact of President Jackson's proposed Indian removal policy?

    <p>'Trail of Tears' leading to severe loss of life among southeastern tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did President Jackson hope to achieve by separating Indians from immediate white contact?

    <p>Protecting Indians from potential exploitation by white settlers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which outcome did President Jackson anticipate under the protection of the government and through good counsels?

    <p>Formation of interesting, civilized, Christian Indian communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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