Question 1

Most current economic historians believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery was profitable and viable. 
B)  slavery would have eventually ended due to its inherent unprofitability. 
C)  slavery was economically inefficient. 
D)  free labor was more productive than slave labor. 
A)  slavery was profitable and viable. 
B)  slavery would have eventually ended due to its inherent unprofitability. 
C)  slavery was economically inefficient. 
D)  free labor was more productive than slave labor.

Question 2

Which of the following family type constituted the absolute majority among slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  One parent, female headed 
B)  One parent, male headed 
C)  Two parent, divided residence 
D)  Two parent, consolidated 
A)  One parent, female headed 
B)  One parent, male headed 
C)  Two parent, divided residence 
D)  Two parent, consolidated

Question 3

Which region in the New World received the smallest share of slaves brought to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Colonial America 
C)  Spanish America 
D)  French Caribbean 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Colonial America 
C)  Spanish America 
D)  French Caribbean

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the slave family in the U.S. is most accurate ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave owners preferred slaves who lived in intact families. 
B)  In most two-parent slave families, the parents lived on different plantations. 
C)  The father was white in about 75 percent of the households headed by single slave mothers. 
D)  About half of children under 15 years of age were sold away from their families. 
A)  Slave owners preferred slaves who lived in intact families. 
B)  In most two-parent slave families, the parents lived on different plantations. 
C)  The father was white in about 75 percent of the households headed by single slave mothers. 
D)  About half of children under 15 years of age were sold away from their families.

Most current economic historians believe that

Which of the following family type constituted the absolute majority among slaves?

Which region in the New World received the smallest share of slaves brought to the New World?

Which of the following statements about the slave family in the U.S. is most accurate ?

Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Westward Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum Era

Commerce at Home and Abroad

World War I, 1914-1918

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War Ii

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

The Changing Role of the Federal Government: Consumer Safety, Agriculture, the Environment, and Housing

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and the Business Cycle After World War Ii

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

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Exam 13: The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

Most current economic historians believe that

Which of the following family type constituted the absolute majority among slaves?

Which region in the New World received the smallest share of slaves brought to the New World?

Which of the following statements about the slave family in the U.S. is most accurate ?

Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Westward Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum Era

Commerce at Home and Abroad

World War I, 1914-1918

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War Ii

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

The Changing Role of the Federal Government: Consumer Safety, Agriculture, the Environment, and Housing

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and the Business Cycle After World War Ii

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

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