The small military posts on the Spanish northern frontier were intended primarily to __________.
a. serve as trading centers
b. discourage European rivals
c. ward off Indian attacks
d. provide food and shelter for missionaries
b. discourage European rivals
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A. Ronald Reagan. B. Jimmy Carter. C. George H. W. Bush. D. George W. Bush. E. Bill Clinton.
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A) Local schools were segregated. B) Black people were driven out of local politics. C) Hundreds of white people were killed. D) Wilmington became 100 percent white.