Spanish authorities in Florida imposed harsh and violent punishments on Indians for trying to block which of Spain's profit-making endeavors in the 1670s?
A. Cultivation of farm land for tobacco x
B. Land clearing for housing x
C. Cattle ranching
D. Cultivation of farm land for indigo x
Answer: C. Cattle ranching
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A) Americans' tendency to speak familiarly with strangers. B) Americans' admiration of the term democrat. C) Americans' custom of shaking hands as a greeting. D) Americans' denying women the right to vote. E) Americans' mixing with members of various classes.
During the debate of 1850, ____ argued that there was a higher law than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories
a. William H. Seward b. Henry Clay c. Daniel Webster d. Stephen A. Douglas e. Zachary Taylor
Rulers were motivated to sponsor the new scientific advancements because of
A) mapping. B) mining. C) gunnery. D) navigation. E) All of the above.
Which region has served for decades as a source of conflict between Hindus and Muslims?
A) Calcutta B) Kashmir C) Indonesia D) Burma