What was the encomienda?
A. It was a system used for farming
B. it was a collective living arrangement
C. It was a system of forced labor
D. It was the legal system imposed on the Americas by the Spanish
C. It was a system of forced labor
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What do you think are the three most important events in American history in the last 25 years? Explain why you chose these three
What will be an ideal response?
The rulers of Benin did all of the following except:
a. Actively resist the encroachment of Portuguese cultural values. b. Limit the traffic in slaves to about 30% of the total trade volume. c. Permit some Portuguese missionaries into their domains. d. Hope to sell slaves to the Portuguese in exchange for firearms.
Most progressives
a. looked suspiciously at the Socialists. b. looked to Socialists for support. c. made Socialists one of their main targets. d. had been Socialists at one point or another.
All of the following statements regarding poverty in America between 1950 and 1960 are true EXCEPT that
A. Native Americans were the single poorest group in the country. B. most of the poor experienced poverty only temporarily. C. the percentage of the population living in poverty rose during the decade. D. more than 30 million Americans lived in poverty at any given time during the year 1960. E. many rural Americans lived on the margins of the affluent society.