<span>The development of the American colonies began in the late 1600s with the arrival of English pioneers and, in addition, slave labor. The strict slave laws arose largely out of concern that the European population would quickly be surpassed by the slave population. This would undermine the mercantile st economy which depended on slave production of cotton, hemp, tobacco, etc.</span>
Answer:
Credit Mobilier was a sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
Oakes Ames of Massachusetts
James Brooks of New York
Explanation:
It provided a mechanism to dispense the immense profits from building the railroad to the board of directors and its shareholders.
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