Which of the following accurately describes both the south and slavery in 19th-century america?
select one:
a. the american south was surpassed by mexico in the amount of slaves doing labor.
b. the rate of natural increase in the slave population had more than made up for the ban on the international slave trade.
c. the proportion of slaves in the south as a whole made up only 10 percent of the population.
d. the slaves' most important task was providing labor in factories that produced goods to be exported to european nations.

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.

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