Why did Spanish and Portuguese scholars reject Columbus's proposal to sail to the Indies by way of the Atlantic?
a. They believed the route he planned would take him into the frigid zone.
b. They thought landmass of the Americas was too large to circumnavigate.
c. They thought Columbus's calculations made the world too big.
d. They believed the trip from Spain to Japan was longer than Columbus realized.
e. They cited other passages in the Bible that rejected Columbus's passages.
d
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Which one of the following statements accurately describes Texas at the conclusion of the Mexican War for Independence?
A. The economy was in surprisingly good shape. B. The Apaches had driven most settlers out of East Texas. C. Extensive wartime damage had turned the area into a “wild, howling wilderness.” D. Illegal immigrants from the United States had converted much of Texas into an American colony.
The best evidence of cultural diversity among Archaic Indians is __________
A) tool specialization B) food sources C) languages D) material culture
Which statement about French relations with the Indians in New France is FALSE?
a. Indians were excluded from the fur business. b. Indian numbers were decimated by diseases and alcohol. c. French Jesuit missionaries attempted to convert the Indians. d. Destruction of the beaver violated Indians' beliefs and inflicted ecological damage. e. The French alliance with the Hurons made the Iroquois their enemies.
By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was just over
A. 8 million. B. 1 million. C. 6 million. D. 4 million. E. 2 million.