One of the indicators of the success of Portuguese settlements in the Brazilian interior was:
a. The establishment of factories for the manufacture of Brazilwood.
b. The intermarriage of settlers with surrounding indigenous chieftain families.
c. The failure of French merchants to find any of their trading posts in the rainforest.
d. The establishment of rice plantations after sugar crops failed.
b. The intermarriage of settlers with surrounding indigenous chieftain families.
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a. overly concerned with individual needs and ignored the needs of society. b. shallow and dull. c. far too liberal. d. escaping what they considered America's shallowness.
How did the U.S. government respond to the financial crisis of 2008?
A. It decided to let the market regulate itself. B. It passed social welfare legislation that provides universal health coverage to all citizens. C. It intervened in the economy to an unprecedented extent. D. It demanded other nations pay their debts to the United States.
The legendary "three sovereigns" of prehistoric China were
a. Fu Xi, Ling Pioa, and Shong Tui. b. Shen Nong, Ling Pioa, and Shonh Tui. c. Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and Huang Di. d. Ling Pioa, Shong Tui, and Huang Di. e. Chiang, Deng, and Sun.
In Colonial Spanish America, the term used to describe someone of European descent born in the New World was
a. mestizos. b. mulattos. c. muchachos. d. creoles. e. chinampas.