Which of the Following Statements BEST Describes American Attitudes Toward

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements BEST describes American attitudes toward the prohibition of the Atlantic slave trade in 1808?

• A)Despite its illegality,the trade continued throughout the antebellum period and did so with the growing support of southern slaveholders.
• B)Although some radical northern merchants called for a revocation of the prohibition,the vast majority of southern slaveholders rejected it for fear of the effect that the influx of new slaves would have on the monetary value of their own slaves.
• C)Hand in hand with the British Navy,the U.S.managed not only to bring an end to American participation in the trade,but effectively to end the trade completely by the middle of the nineteenth century.
• D)Although records suggest that a few smugglers managed to sneak a handful of foreign slaves into the country,widespread and vocal public indignation against such criminal activities ensured that such smuggling remained insignificant.

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Marginal Resource Cost, the additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a resource.

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