For Which of the Following Reasons Did Southern Planters Voice

question 26

Multiple Choice

For which of the following reasons did southern planters voice strenuous objections to ratification of the Jay Treaty?

• A) The treaty contained no provision for British evacuation of their forts in the Northwest.
• B) The treaty contained no provision to compensate owners of slaves who left with the British army at the end of the Revolutionary War.
• C) The treaty contained no provision to deal with claims relating to American merchant ships captured by the British during the Revolutionary War.
• D) The treaty contained no provision for easing restrictions on American trade to England or the West Indies.

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Long-Run Equilibrium

A situation in which, over time, supply and demand balance, causing prices to stabilize and firms to neither enter nor exit an industry.

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ATC

The total cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the total cost by the amount of output produced.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production are fully adjusted to the economic conditions, leading to a situation where there is no tendency for change.