When Considering Slavery's Geographic Extent, the Numbers Held in Bondage

question 34

Multiple Choice

When considering slavery's geographic extent, the numbers held in bondage, and the institution's economic importance, what was the largest and most powerful slave society the modern world has known?

• A) the U.S. South
• B) Brazil
• C) the French Caribbean colonies
• D) the Spanish Caribbean colonies
• E) the British Caribbean colonies

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses re-emerge after a pause without further conditioning.

Lab Experiment

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