If You Needed to Estimate the Number of Gallons of Gasoline

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Essay

If you needed to estimate the number of gallons of gasoline burned in the United States each year by automobiles,what quantities would you need to assume? What formula would you need to use?

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Definitions:

African Slaves

Individuals from Africa who were forcibly taken from their homeland and sold into slavery, primarily to work in the Americas on plantations and in other labor-intensive roles.

Barbados

An island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean region of North America, known for its beach resorts and as a historical sugar plantation economy.

Slave Code

Laws established in the colonial and antebellum South that defined the status of slaves and the rights of masters, severely restricting slaves' freedoms and justifying their mistreatment.

Barbados

An island country in the Eastern Caribbean known for its beaches, botanical gardens, and the birthplace of rum.