Because of the switch from indigenous methods of using mining to the extraction of silver through the process of amalgamation with mercury, silver production in the Americas expanded rapidly after
A) 1500
B) 1580
C) 1650
D) 1700
Ans: B) 1580
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Gerrymandering is the practice of
A. the partisan redrawing of district lines to influence election results. B. rigging elections by tampering with ballot boxes. C. giving jobs, food, and other aid to the urban poor in exchange for votes. D. encouraging voters to vote multiple times.
Britain responded to the Continental System by __________.
A) admitting defeat B) invading France C) signing a treaty with France D) imposing a counterembargo
What event starkly marked the beginning of the French wars of religion?
A. the death of Francis II B. the issuing of the January Edict C. the leak, to the Catholics, of a kidnapping plot to take Francis II from his Guise advisors D. the duke of Guise surprising a Protestant congregation in Champagne and massacring many worshipers
The ____________________ compromise of the Constitution established the ratio for counting slaves for the purposes of taxation and representation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word