Brazil produced a total of 1000 tons of _________ in the eighteenth century, a welcome bonanza for Portugal at a time of low agricultural prices.

a. Sugar.
b. Indigo.
c. Silver.
d. Gold.


d. Gold.

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Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on

A) the support of Soviet troops in a massive amphibious invasion. B) Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies. C) V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power. D) a submarine assault in the English Channel. E) the support of Irish fifth-columnists.

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What was the Hanseatic League?

A) A commercial league of the port cities of Germany, who by the fourteenth century dominated the trade of northern Europe from England to Russia B) A federation of Bohemians, monopolizing trade out of Bruges C) A cartel of merchants, organized by the Ottoman Turks D) A guild created to facilitate trade with the Spanish Islamic kingdom E) A league of English scholars promoting education via international trade routes

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The nation's first-ever rock festival was held in

A. Chicago, Illinois. B. Woodstock, New York. C. San Francisco, California. D. Monterey, California.

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