the articles of confederation was a very weak constitution for the government
The Belgian Monarch claimed it as a buffer zone between German and British claims in Africa as a way to "Prevent fighting."
Answer:
Diseases decreased life expectancy by 10% and men outnumbered women, population growth was slow.
Explanation:
- In earlier times the climate of places was warm and had swamp type environments, which led to the diseases and this impacted the life span of the people and also affected their livelihood and immigration was the only way to sustain the population.
- Crops like tobacco were not affected by the changes in climate and thus became a cash crop of the entire region.
Answer:B and C
Explanation: A: Slavery was abolished after the Civil War. D is untrue.
Convict lease system, which was popular in the South essentially leased convicts to large agricultural operations. This system led to many forms of abuse of workers who had lost their rights as a result of being convicted of a felony, whether guilty or not. This was particularly true for African Americans in the late-nineteenth century. One of the most notorious of these operations was Parchman Farm in Mississippi, which literally utilized thousands of black convicts for various unpaid tasks.
