Carrying trade in New England meant
a. transportation of goods in the triangle trade from Africa to America and back to Europe.
b. the growth of infrastructure in the colonies to facilitate transportation of goods for trade.
c. a shipping enterprise that moved commodities from one part of the empire to another.
d. an extension of credit in which the merchant would carry the balance of goods until they were sold for profit.
e. a streamlining of transportation methods between joint-stock companies in the New World and Europe.
c
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The new concept and practice of jus gentium
a. resulted from Roman conquests and the incorporation of selective foreign ideas into the Roman legal system. b. referred to the "law of nations." c. was gradually applied throughout the Empire. d. combined, in part, Greek legal experience and Roman pragmatism. e. all of the above
In Spanish colonial societies, mestizos
A. were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy. B. came to make up the largest segment of the population. C. were officially illegal but generally tolerated. D. was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries. E. were usually sold into slavery.
Some of the most useful sources of information about life under slavery are __________
A) diaries of the mistress B) personal memoirs of masters C) runaway slave advertisements D) farmer’s almanacs
Synergy is _______
A) the combination of factors that create less energy than was initially predicted B) a commonality of purpose and group efforts that produces a group outcome greater than an individual outcome C) the contextual situation that allows for group dynamics D) an over-reliance on group norms