The catastrophic decline in the native populations of Spanish America was mostly due to the fact that they were not immune to European diseases.
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
You might also like to view...
Complicating the efforts of the abolitionists was their __________
A) lack of focus B) lack of moral fervor C) disagreement on the status of free blacks D) excessive deference to the feelings of slave owners
The development of the written language in Egypt came around 3100 B.C. What is the language called and what was it used to record?
A) Demotic was the script and it was used primarily for record keeping in temples and in palaces. B) The first written language in Egypt was hieroglyphics, and it was used for the record keeping purposes in temples and in the palaces. C) Coptic was the script and the main purpose was for judicial records and trial transcripts. D) Hieratic was the script and it was used to record the history of the pharaohs. E) The first written Egyptian language was hieroglyphics, and it was used to honor the pharaohs and help the deities honor their promises to them.
The stagflation of the 1970s
A) threatened to undermine the social compact that had brought postwar stability. B) was caused in part by the oil embargo implemented to punish the West for its support of Israel. C) was a sign of globalization. D) was the result of global competition and rising unemployment, putting the labor movement on the defense. E) All of the above.
The first Republican candidate for president was
A. James Buchanan. B. Millard Fillmore. C. John C. Frémont. D. Stephen Douglas. E. Abraham Lincoln.