Answer:
This excerpt was written by Laurence Sterne, an English abolitionist. He is trying to say that slavery is a terrible practice that has brought misery to many people.
Explanation:
Slavery is a practice that was occurring since the early days of civilization. However, when the mercantilism began to control the economical machine in the 15th century, slavery turns into a market. Considering that one of the mercantilist's practices is related to the exploration of the land, is necessary a human strength do so. Slavery, then, begins to be a profitable market, and to justify this practice, many ideas emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries. First, it was the Bible (especially the Book of Genesis and Noah's curse), and in the 19th century, the science (social Darwinism and eugenics). On the other hand, a massive group of people began to protect, and fight to abolition. In the United Kingdom, considering that we're talking about Sterne, rose in the late 18th century and gained considerable strength in the 19th century. Politicians, writers, philosophers, poets, they were determined to create communion and turns the abolition a reality. In 1832, United Kingdom freed it's slaves, becoming the first country in the world to do so.
Answer:
1# D.The major differences between the North and the South caused sectionalism in the United States, leading to compromise between the regions.
2#C: It set the standard that new states could decide whether to ban enslavement or not.
3#B.Adams won a majority of the popular vote but lost the election because Jackson had more Electoral College votes.
4#B: enacting the Tariff of 1828
Explanation:
<span>c. encouraged the development of trade through the port of New Orleans
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Answer:
Loss of natural resources
Explanation:
Imperialism in Africa determined the division of the continent between the European powers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For several centuries the continent was exploited by foreign colonists and to this day suffers the consequences of the interventions of yore.
The entry of European countries into the scenario of domination of the African continent has caused immense fragmentation of native communities and cultures, exploitation has been guided by interests linked to natural wealth - such as gold, copper and diamonds - and by strategic regions located near the Mediterranean Sea for privileges in maritime trade.
