b.) The diverse geography of the colonies encouraged different economic pursuits.
The British colonies contained diverse geography from rocky coast line, forests, hot and humid areas, swamp lands, and good soiled farm land.
The diversity of geography created differing economies for the Thirteen Colonies. New England focused on shipbuilding, lumber, fishing, whaling, manufacturing, trade, and small farming. The Middle Colonies were best for farming for food production. These colonies established farms for what, rye, corn, vegetable, and animal farming. The Southern Colonies were the harshest of environments being hot and humid with swampy land. However, the geography proved perfect for tobacco, rice, sugar, and eventually cotton. The Southern Colonies focused on plantation farming of cash crops and would demand large amounts of labor. The need for labor would be filled by a system of slavery.
The 13th amendment finally abolished slavery
Answer: The correct answer is D.
Explanation: At first I had chosen A when I took the test. I looked at the answers afterwards and it is D.
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Confederate leaders could not hold public office
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Radical Republicans thought that Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction was not severe enough because, from their belief, the South was blameworthy of causing the war and justified to be punished as such.
Radical Republicans believed to regulate the process of Reconstruction, reconstruct Southern society, dismiss the planter aristocracy, land reforms, improve the industry, and guarantee civil rights for former slaves.
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James K. Polk ran for president in order to establish the border of the American portion of the Oregon Country. He also wanted to settle the border between Texas and Mexico.
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