What impact did the slave trade have on Europe?
a. The expanding trans-Atlantic trade in slaves and the products of slave labor became the basis of the European economic system
b. It caused the European economy to become dependent on the whims of West African rulers.
c. It caused severe economic dislocations in the European states involved in the trade.
d. As European states involved in the trade colonized West Africa, their empires became worldwide in scope.
a
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a. a series of peasant revolts b. a drop in tax revenues c. an attempted military coup d. a decrease in literacy rates e. the complete collapse of the equal-field system
The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on
A. developing peaceful relations with the Indians in the area. B. the long-term success of the settlement. C. building a family-centered community. D. the search for gold. E. converting the local Indians to Christianity.
Having laid waste to Cuzco, Pizarro founded a new Andean capital at __________ in 1535.
a. Lima. b. Santiago de Chile. c. São Paulo. d. Cartagena.
The call for risorgimento, the revival and unification of Italy, was actively supported by
A) most Italians. B) a small elite of the educated middle class, urban property owners, and professionals. C) the Catholic Church and the peasants. D) most of Italy's neighbors. E) students who reveled in the French Revolution.