What was the initial impetus behind European exploration in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries?
a) European countries were looking for alternative trade routes by sea to Asia.
b) Europe’s merchants wanted to challenge the Arab monopoly on overland trade routes.
c) Europe had experienced a population explosion and needed to find new land for settlers.
d) European rulers wanted to find potential allies to join the Columbian Exchange.
a) European countries were looking for alternative trade routes by sea to Asia.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
To solve the housing problem during the Great Depression, many of the unemployed did all of the following except which one?
a. They moved in with friends or relatives who had extra rooms. b. They lived in squatters' settlements on the outskirts of towns and cities. c. They migrated from the country to the city. d. They struggled, after being evicted, to figure out where they could go.
One of Montesquieu's most far-reaching ideas was the division of ________ in government
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Liberty Party supported the Wilmot Proviso
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false