British colonial presence in southeast Asia began with an agreement with the Dutch for control over the coffee trade in Sumatra
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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What role did significant government involvement have in the emergence and sustainability of a market economy in the early 1800s?
What might have been the consequences for the market economy if the scope of government involvement had been more limited or non-existent during this era?
Which of the following statements concerning the trans-Saharan slave trade is TRUE?
A) Women were rarely enslaved. B) The slave trade was operated by the Muslims. C) It ended before the trans-Atlantic slave trade began. D) Slaves were exchanged for gold. E) It was a less severe journey than the trans-Atlantic slave trade led by the Europeans.
Why did the Confederation government not survive the decade of postwar adjustments?
a. It was too weak to solve the nation's economic, diplomatic, and social problems. b. It was bogged down with fighting Indian wars. c. It faced too many diplomatic difficulties with France and England. d. America had no territory west of the Appalachian Mountains into which it could grow.
From 1765 to 1775, which colony was the focus of the greatest problems between England and America?
A) New York B) Quebec C) Virginia D) Massachusetts