Which statement best explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era? It was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write.

Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.

Books about slavery were not as popular as other books.

Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of slavery.

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results from the government having a budget surplus?

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices

Which mayan leader became king at age 12. he is know for creating organized communities and supporting agriculture