Chapter 12

Quiz for Chapter Twelve Interpretations: Did Slavery Have a Future in the West?

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Question 1

According to historian Charles Ramsdell, what was the major reason slavery would not have been economically viable in western areas of the continent?

Question 2

According to Stacey Smith, western practices, such as debt peonage, labor contracts, and forced-labor policies, showed an atmosphere sympathetic to

Question 3

Based on their interpretations, Charles Ramsdell and Stacey Smith might agree that the greatest barriers to slavery’s viability in the West were