In Brazil, black freedmen:
a. Were not permitted, since it was impossible to escape slavery.
b. Were encouraged by the Portuguese to establish “maroon” communities in the interior.
c. Were equal in percentage of the population to mulattoes and Creoles.
d. Emigrated to the Spanish colonies, where they had less fear of being re-enslaved.
c. Were equal in percentage of the population to mulattoes and Creoles.
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Prior to election to the presidency, Ronald Reagan had served as
A) mayor of Los Angeles. B) governor of California. C) one of New York's representatives in the U.S. Senate. D) secretary of defense in the Richard Nixon administration.
Why was the British occupation of India considered a new phenomenon?
a. It established dominance by foreign military elites. b. It was the first big European empire on the mainland of Asia. c. It was a collaboration between two major empires that benefitted both equally. d. It became the largest land empire in history.
During World War I, women in Europe
a. were slow to enter the industrial workforce. b. attained wage equality with men in industrial jobs that men had monopolized prior to the war. c. were able to keep their war-time employment at war's end. d. were unable to strengthen their movements for greater social and political rights. e. were employed in a wide variety of traditionally 'male' jobs.
The Teller Amendment proclaimed the U.S. promise to ____ once it won the war against Spain
a. lower the McKinley Tariff b. grant freedom to the Cubans c. accept the Puerto Ricans as U.S. citizens d. build a canal to facilitate trade and military operations e. purchase Cuba from the Spanish for a fair price.