Question 1
Laws to control the domestic slave trade were
A) enacted by Congress in 1808.
B) poorly enforced.
C) passed to protect slave families.
D) regulated by the British navy.
Question 2
Southerners migrated southwestward in huge numbers between 1830 and 1860, seeking new lands for the
A) diversification of agriculture.
B) cultivation of tobacco.
C) production of cotton.
D) development of industry.
Question 3
In which of the following industries did slaves work in Central and South America?
A) cacao
B) coca
C) cotton
D) All of the above.
Question 4
All of the following describe the historical development of sugar within the Latin American system of slavery EXCEPT:
A) Its output doubled at the beginning of the 1800s.
B) Slaves were indispensable to the growth of sugar in the Caribbean and Brazil.
C) Sugar was to Latin America what cotton was to the American South.
D) European demand for sugar declined over time before 1860.
Question 5
Which of the following nations practiced slavery in Latin America and the West Indies?
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) All of the above.
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