In the early 1830s the Mexican Congress turned vast landholdings in the Mexican borderlands over to
A. mining barons.
B. rancheros.
C. bureaucrats appointed by the central government in Mexico City.
D. Catholic padres.
Answer: B
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a. a progressive voice in urban governments. b. a framework for social and economic advancement. c. a means to control the quality and price of goods. d. providers of social benefits .
With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?
a. Ferdinand Braudel b. Joseph Francois Dupleix c. Toussant L'overture d. Jack Shaftoe e. Ignatius Dumond
During the second half of the eighteenth century
A) all of the great powers grew in population except Russia. B) population growth occurred despite increased death and infant mortality rates. C) the absence of war and the elimination of most major diseases led to rapid population growth. D) the rate of population growth was nearly double that of the first half of the century. E) unsanitary conditions in European cities led to a population collapse.
After 1815, the United States __________
a. grew rapidly in size and population b. was threatened by foreign invasion c. revised its form of government d. was unable to expand its economy e. invaded and occupied Canada