Why did Portuguese sugar planters largely abandon the island of São Tomé in the seventeenth century?
A. a persistent white grub infestation that destroyed the sugar cane
B. the end of the slave trade
C. diminishing profits as the island soil "played out"
D. warfare conducted by escaped slaves
Answer: D
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A. engaged in both social and economic experimentation B. advocated open marriages C. tied change to industrialization D. attempted change in the rural economy
Muslim Spain was unusual in that it was the primary location in Europe
A) where Muslims, Christians, and Jews influenced each other's cultures. B) that avoided war during the Middle Ages. C) that remained out of the mainstream of intellectual life. D) where classical texts were copied and preserved. E) where the trivium and quadrivium were studied.
All of the following made it possible for Charlemagne to create himself as an emperor except
a. taking over the Kingdom of the Lombards. b. launching an assault to overthrow the Empress Irene in Constantinople. c. the Carolingian dynasty transformed the idea of kingship in the West. d. styling the Carolingian king as defender of the Church. e. the diminished splendor and military.
The Stamp Act, passed because of __________________, was one of the significant things that England did which made the colonists angry and suspicious.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).