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What was a key reason for the high demand for enslaved Africans in the Caribbean?
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?
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?
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?
Why did white indentured servants' refusal to work impact labor practices in the Caribbean?
What did advocates of popular sovereignty advocate for in the mid-nineteenth century?
What did advocates of popular sovereignty advocate for in the mid-nineteenth century?
Why did sugar produced in the Caribbean have a high demand in Africa?
Why did sugar produced in the Caribbean have a high demand in Africa?
What was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
What was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
In the first half of the nineteenth century, what role did the South play in national and international market economies?
In the first half of the nineteenth century, what role did the South play in national and international market economies?
What issue did the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1804, address?
What issue did the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1804, address?
What was the primary reason Congress had the sole right to grant suffrage to women in new territories?
What was the primary reason Congress had the sole right to grant suffrage to women in new territories?
Which best describes a common characteristic of most Eastern Woodland Native American societies before European contact?
Which best describes a common characteristic of most Eastern Woodland Native American societies before European contact?
What was President Andrew Jackson's primary motive behind proposing the policy of Indian removal?
What was President Andrew Jackson's primary motive behind proposing the policy of Indian removal?
What were the consequences of the policy of Indian removal as outlined by President Andrew Jackson?
What were the consequences of the policy of Indian removal as outlined by President Andrew Jackson?
Why did Congress have the authority to decide on suffrage for women in new territories?
Why did Congress have the authority to decide on suffrage for women in new territories?
What differentiated Eastern Woodland Native American societies from others before European contact?
What differentiated Eastern Woodland Native American societies from others before European contact?
In President Jackson's message, what did 'pecuniary advantages' primarily refer to?
In President Jackson's message, what did 'pecuniary advantages' primarily refer to?
What was a major impact of President Jackson's proposed Indian removal policy?
What was a major impact of President Jackson's proposed Indian removal policy?
What did President Jackson hope to achieve by separating Indians from immediate white contact?
What did President Jackson hope to achieve by separating Indians from immediate white contact?
Which outcome did President Jackson anticipate under the protection of the government and through good counsels?
Which outcome did President Jackson anticipate under the protection of the government and through good counsels?
