What was true of the massive famine of 1769?
a. The famine was caused by monsoon rains.
b. The East India Company fed its own employees but not the Bengalis.
c. Parliament blamed the Indians for causing the famine.
d. Women and children were the last fed and therefore suffered greater levels of starvation.
e. The famine lasted only six months.
b
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A) ?Mount Olympus B) ?Cedar Mountains C) ?Gallipoli D) ?The Cliffs of Moher E) ?The Antares Heights
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A. New York was the most populous city in the country. B. 15 percent of the population lived in towns of more than 8,000. C. 10 percent of the non-Indian population lived in towns of more than 8,000. D. no American city had a population larger than 28,000. E. the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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