The free commoner population of colonial Brazil consisted primarily of
A) yeoman farmers.
B) squatters in the backcountry.
C) artisans.
D) tenant farmers.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
During the early decades of the twentieth century, most Americans began to view leisure time as
A. the equivalent of laziness. B. something not attainable for the average worker. C. something reserved for the extremely wealthy. D. increasingly desirable. E. the province solely of children and the elderly.
At the battle of Ap Bac in January 1963, South Vietnamese forces
A. used their advanced weapons and mobility to decisively defeat a well-armed NLF battalion. B. failed to destroy a Viet Cong unit despite air and artillery support and a ten-to-one superiority in men. C. occupied a deserted village that the guerrillas had long since abandoned. D. impressed their American advisors with their great bravery under fire. E. suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a better-equipped Viet Cong force.