Genoese trade with the Near East suffered as the result of the expansion of
a. the Holy Roman Empire.
b. Portugal.
c. the Ottoman Empire.
d. Hungary.
e. Venice.
c
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A key financial advantage the British government enjoyed over French rulers in the eighteenth century was
A) Britain's capacity to borrow large sums of money at low rates of interest. B) a lower total amount of British government debt. C) a strong policy against state borrowing of any kind in Britain. D) no real curbs on state borrowing in France. E) the abolishment of the Bank of England's influence in economic matters.
At the end of the Civil War, emancipated blacks
A) received ownership of 40 acres of land. B) often changed their manners toward whites to demonstrate their freedom. C) mostly remained on the plantations where they had been slaves. D) immediately achieved full equality with southern whites.
Between 1820 to 1850, the economic status of free northern blacks __________
A) generally improved B) experienced little change C) generally deteriorated D) surpassed that of Germans and Irish
What caused Mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the United States and prepare for war in 1845?
a. The republic of Texas began claiming land south of the Rio Grande. b. The United States annexed Texas and claimed the land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. c. The U.S. military began fighting for control over California harbors. d. The U.S. government refused to grant rights of citizenship to people of Mexican descent still living in Texas. e. President Polk criticized the Mexican government in a scathing public address.