Which Statement Is Correct

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct?

• A) Slaves were owned by the majority of Southern whites.
• B) The old Southern states held the majority of slaves even as the new cotton South expanded.
• C) The increase in slave ownership was most dramatic in the relatively new cotton plantations.
• D) Slavery vanished in the Middle colonies but not the North by the start of the Civil War.

Understand the definition and examples of torts.

Identify and explain acts constituting battery and assault including self-defense.

Recognize the characteristics of negligent, strict-liability, and intentional torts.

Understand the principles of assumption of risk and defenses in tort law.

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Definitions:

Genetic Variation

The differences in DNA sequences among individuals within a population or species.

Traditional Categories

Established classifications or divisions in society or in various fields of study or activity, based on custom, convention, or historical precedent.

Race

A social construct used to categorize humans based on physical traits, ancestry, or social identity, despite the biological insignificance of these differences.

Hypertension Rates

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