The New Laws of the Indies
A) permitted compulsory wage labor by indigenous peoples.
B) provided that all encomiendas were to lapse on the death of the holder.
C) made existing encomiendas hereditary and perpetual.
D) legalized debt peonage.
B
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A) political stability. B) improved health standards. C) literacy. D) better water systems. E) railroads.
Texans "remember the Alamo" because it was:
A) a great victory over the Mexicans. B) where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed. C) a disastrous defeat that galvanized the Texas army. D) the birthplace of Stephen Austin.
What impact did viticulture have on California?
a. The cultivation of vitamin-rich, leafy vegetables became California's first profitable crop. b. This leather working skill, introduced by Spanish missionaries, was the foundation of California's fashion industry. c. By the end of the nineteenth century, California produced 80 percent of all the wine grapes in the United States. d. By the end of the nineteenth century, California produced more than half of the nation's raisins.
Which new states led the production of cotton, in what was called the “Black Belt”?
A) Virginia and North Carolina B) Georgia and Tennessee C) Tennessee and Kentucky D) Alabama and Mississippi