Read the underlined text. What does Smith dismiss as a cause of the starvation? This was that time, which still to this day we called the starving time; it were too vile to say, and scarce to be believed, what we endured: but the occasion was our own, for want of providence, industry and government, and not the barrenness and defect of the Country, as is generally supposed...we endured all that is said, and chiefly lived on what this good Country naturally afforded.

– John Smith, 1609

What was the social class pyramid during the civil war?

What does it signify if point 1 shifts down and to the right? a. the price level and the real gdp are falling. b. the real gdp is falling, and supply is increasing. c. the price level is rising, and production is increasing. d. the price level is falling, and demand and the real gdp are rising.

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u.s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.