What is semisubsistence farming? Describe and discuss it in terms of both its economic and social aspects. What attitude did most semisubsistence farmers take toward government?
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A) possessed Santo Domingo, which was the largest sugar and coffee producer. B) initiated the fur trade around the headwaters of the Mississippi River. C) suffered from underpopulation. D) established a base on Nova Scotia. E) all of the above.
Despite its problems, Maryland prospered, and like Virginia it
a. relied exclusively on African slave labor. b. remained a strong center of cotton production in the South. c. depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. d. supplied the world's largest supply of beans and corn to Europe. e. remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens.
Justification for overthrowing Shang dynasty rulers was known as
a. Divine retribution b. the will of Di c. veneration of the king d. the Mandate of Heaven e. legitimate revolt
Cárdenas's oil nationalization
A) was the first of a series of large-scale expropriations of foreign properties. B) reflected Cárdenas's socialist ideology. C) was a major victory for Mexican nationalism and capitalism. D) caused a serious disruption of the Mexican oil industry.