What gave rise to the slave trade?

The lack of a skilled labor force in the Americas and the decline of the West African population caused residents to seek a living elsewhere.
The shipment of gold from the Americas to Europe caused plantation owners to seek inexpensive laborers.
The death of many American Indians to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops.
The global expansion of the spice trade and the rise of Christianity in the Americas.

Which of the following episodes led to widespread charges that president reagan was not in adequate control? a. the u.s. retreat from lebanon after the bombing deaths of 241 u.s. marines as they lay sleeping in their barracks near beirut b. the trading of arms for hostages and the illegal funding of a right-wing insurgency in the iran-contra affair c. the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private corporations by the department of interior d. the proposal to congress, year after year, of federal budgets with huge deficits that ultimately ended up tripling the national debt

Horace mann worked to establish a.) a new electoral system. b.) a public education system. c.) penitentiaries. d.) asylums.

In one or two sentences, summarize the author’s thesis statement about the equal rights amendment (era). how does this article excerpt give you a better understanding of the political difficulties that faced era proponents in the mid- and late 1970s?