By remaining dependent on mercantilism, absolute monarchs in Europe
A) caused chaos in trade because of differences in weights and measures as well as coinage.
B) throttled international trade.
C) failed to maintain control over the economy.
D) increased their debt to dangerous levels.
E) all of the above.
D
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Most Southern tenant farmers viewed African Americans as
A) inferior to themselves. B) fellow workers. C) economic competitors. D) sources of vice. E) deserving of freedom.
Which of the following statements is true about liberal feminism?
A. It views the control of women by men as the first and most fundamental form of oppression: women as a group are oppressed by men as a group. B. It emphasizes the similarities between males and females, maintaining that given equal environments and opportunities, males and females will behave similarly. C. It views some gender differences in values and social behaviors as either an essential part of womanhood or so deeply socialized that they are virtually universal and unlikely to change. D. It focuses on how prejudice and discrimination against women are related across cultures, and how they are connected to neocolonialism and global capitalism.
Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable.
A. slavery B. gambling C. plantations of sugar and coffee D. copper E. diamonds
Some Europeans believed that male clergy should remain married but not engage in sexual relations with their wives, a practice known as
a. morganatic marriage. b. polygamy. c. investiture. d. simony. e. continence.