Lightweight, low-priced, brightly-colored Indian textiles were known as
A. calicos.
B. challis.
C. saris.
D. sarongs.
Answer: A
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A) location at the pass through the Himalayas between Persia and India. B) position as a government center. C) industry. D) alliance with both Iran and the Mughal Empire. E) copper trade.
As African freedom movements became increasingly violent by the mid twentieth century, ____ promised to grant its colonies eventual independence.
A. Great Britain B. Portugal C. Spain D. United States E. Holland
After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among
A. the United States, Canada, and Mexico B. the United States and Mexico. C. the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. D. the United States and Canada. E. the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe.
President James Madison saw Macon´s Bill No. 2 as a
a. shameful acknowledgement of America´s economic weakness, which left trade policy up to the war-makers in the Europe. b. brilliant application of Jefferson´s ideal of economic coercion. c. reasonable compromise on embargo policy in an impossible situation. d. shrewd way to force Napoleon to stop harassing American merchant ships. e. guarantee that America would be dragged into the European War.