What was the main deterrent to a French dream of a vast American empire?
a. poor relations with the Indians of Canada and the West
b. the French government's indifference to affairs in the New World
c. too many French settlers moving to the New World too quickly
d. an inability to find anything of economic consequence in the New World
e. too much competition with the English settlers over land in the New World
B
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A. They enabled companies to acquire expensive assets without paying any taxes. B. They allowed a few companies to completely dominate entire economic sectors. C. They increased the amount of company debt and unprofitable assets. D. They limited company access to credit for potential investments.
The Swiss Civil Wars illustrated which of these widespread impacts of the Reformation?
A. the dominance of Protestantism in Germanic lands B. the violence of the Catholic Church in trying to suppress reform C. violent conflict based on religious differences D. the role of the printing press in an age of religious strife
The increase in coloni and latifundia in the later Roman Empire is evidence of
A) a steadily widening gap between rich and poor. B) the importance of the military in maintaining order in Rome. C) a population shift out of the cities and into the countryside. D) the breakdown of traditional Roman family values. E) Rome's cultural debt to Greece.
In 1995, the Clinton administration and Congress
A. had a smooth political relationship. B. each favored reductions in federal spending but could not agree on a budget. C. could not agree on whether or not to cut taxes. D. were both moving to the political left. E. passed a dramatic welfare reform bill.