Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable
a. slavery
b. gambling
c. plantations of sugar and coffee
d. copper
e. diamonds
c
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The English philosopher Herbert Spencer proposed a theory that came to be called “social ________”, which sought to apply the ideas of natural selection to races, ethnicities, and peoples.
a. Positivism. b. Darwinism. c. Imperialism. d. Taylorism.
How was America depicted on the Waldseemüller map published in 1507?
a. America was not shown on the map. b. America was shown as a separate continent from Asia. c. America was depicted as envisioned by Columbus, who considered it part of Japan. d. America was shown as part of the Spanish empire. e. North America was not shown.
Manifest Destiny and a desire by some Southern leaders to spread slavery contributed to
A. the Fugitive Slave Act. B. the Ostend Manifesto. C. the Wilmot Proviso. D. the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. E. Both b & c
Over 100 million records were sold each year during the 1920s.
a. true b. false