Which European country was already experimenting with unfree forms of labor on sugar plantations on Atlantic islands before the European colonization of the Americas?
a) Portugal
b) Britain
c) France
d) Sweden
a) Portugal
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A. ruled as Chinese regent for two decades. B. placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. C. had once been an imperial concubine. D. opposed radical attempts to bring about Chinese reform. E. abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.
If a trust was completely successful, it would hold a
a. convention. b. comfortable position among its competitors. c. monopoly. d. celebratory banquet for its stockholder and employees
How were the Orders in Council and the Berlin and Milan Decrees similar?
A) They both allowed broken voyages to occur throughout Europe. B) They both forbade commerce in Europe but were ineffective “paper blockades.” C) Neither had any effect on American shipping. D) Both gave Great Britain control of the seas. E) Both allowed the British navy to monitor every Continental port.
Albert Gallatin bolstered Jefferson's economic vision of America by
a. spending money on antipoverty programs. b. increasing defense spending. c. increasing taxes on internally produced items like whiskey. d. tying the nation's financial future to westward expansion and foreign trade.