How did the Dutch try to attract settlers to the New Netherland colony?
a. They offered settlers the protection of a feudal lord.
b. They guaranteed that only members of the Dutch Reformed Church would be permitted to settle.
c. They offered a tract of land to any free man who would farm it.
d. The Dutch West Indies Company was powerful enough to guarantee prosperity.
C
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A) village self-governance B) urban growth C) peace D) declining wealth of the samurai E) all of the above
Richelieu was significant due to his
A) support of the absolute power of the French monarch Louis XII and his aid in crushing the opposition of the Huguenots. B) support of the commoners in their attempts to overthrow the French monarch. C) creation of regional officials known as intendants that were enlisted to aid the Huguenots in their pursuit of equal treatment. D) creation of mercantile policy under Louis XIV. E) reorganization of the military under Louis XIV.
How did Islam and Hinduism differ?
A) Hinduism stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Islam was more rigid in terms of orthodox belief. B) Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Hinduism was more rigid in terms of orthodox belief C) Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Hinduism embraced a caste-based social system. D) Hinduism stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Islam embraced a caste-based social system.
In what chronological order, from earliest to latest, did European countries control the African slave trade?
A. the English, the Spanish, the Dutch B. the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English C. the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch D. the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese E. the Dutch, the English, the Spanish