The Scholar Thomas Craemer Calculated a Second Compensation Estimate for the Hours

question 107

Multiple Choice

The scholar Thomas Craemer calculated a second compensation estimate for the hours worked by enslaved black men, women, and children from 1776 (the Declaration of Independence) to 1865 (the official end to slavery) for all 24 hours of the day to be _____.

• A) $1 billion in current dollars.
• B) $250,000 billion in current dollars
• C) $500,000 billion in current dollars.
• D) $1 trillion in current dollars.
• E) $14.2 trillion in current dollars.

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