What prompted Spain to establish permanent settlements in Alta California?

a. The explorations of the 1500s indicated that there were large gold and silver deposits.
b. The Manila galleons needed ports in which to stop for food, water, and supplies on their voyages between the Philippines and Spain.
c. The Franciscans demanded territory in which to build missions equal to the area controlled by the Jesuits.
d. Great Britain and Russia were extending their trading posts and settlements southward along the Pacific coast, encroaching on territory that Spain considered its own.


d

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a. attain a blissful, eternal afterlife. b. attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the cycle of existence. c. attain eternal life by exchanging one's karma for Atman. d. be reborn again and again. e. achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise.

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How did the British establish control over India in the early nineteenth century? How did the sepoy rebellion contribute to this process?

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following methods were utilized by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to promote Hellenism except ______________.

A. he forbid the practice of circumcision B. he forbid studying the Torah C. he did not allow observation of the Jewish Sabbath D. he defiled the Hebrew temple by requiring ritualized prostitution and slaughter of pigs E. he embraced Christianity as a new sect within Judaism

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Why was Andrew Johnson acquitted on charges of impeachment?

What will be an ideal response?

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