Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable.
A. slavery
B. gambling
C. plantations of sugar and coffee
D. copper
E. diamonds
Answer: C
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a. marked the beginning of a large-scale retreat of UN forces b. marked the beginning of a very successful and rapid advance through South Korea c. represented urban warfare similar to the street fighting during World War II a few years earlier d. was a stalemate around the 38th parallel
At the core of free-labor ideology was the belief that
a. social mobility awaited those industrious laborers who worked hard and efficiently. b. laborers who worked for free earned merits and future promotion from employers. c. independent yeoman farmers formed the backbone of society. d. commerce bred greed and selfishness and should be avoided. e. all industries should be publicly owned.
Generally, the best notes for your speech will consist of _______
A) the speech outline you developed in preparation B) complete sentence statements of main points written in small letters so as to fit as much material on your note cards as possible C) key words or phrases written in large letters that help trigger your thought D) the speech itself written in large letters on note cards
The designers of New York City's Central Park
A. were hoping that the park could be a source of local agriculture and food production. B. tried to make it a meeting place for immigrant leaders. C. thought of the park as a place where city government could meet in the open air. D. initially wanted it to be exclusively accessible to the wealthy of the city. E. deliberately created a public space that would look as little like the city as possible.