Which of the following statements best describes the status and skills of Indian vaqueros?
a. They were not bound by the rules of peonage and most became wealthy landowners.
b. They were paid with money and wore elaborate dress.
c. They became the mainstay of the Mexican labor force and were skilled horsemen and stock raisers.
d. They were viewed as slaves by Californios and did only the hardest and most dangerous work in stock raising.
c
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Which of the following is a true statement about farming in early North America?
A. Once farming developed in the Eastern Woodlands, foraging came to a rapid end among early North Americans. B. Farming was likely brought from Central America to North America by migrating tribes. C. Farming arose nowhere in early North America. D. Farming developed to a degree in the Eastern Woodlands independently of outside influences.
What city was considered to be the Enlightenment center through which the intellectual currents of the western world flowed in Europe?
a. London. b. Milan. c. Rome. d. Paris. e. Madrid.
The framers of the Constitution believed the country suffered from too much __________.
A. wealth B. social mobility C. freedom D. democracy
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
A) were convicted and electrocuted for espionage. B) turned over a list of communist agents to the government. C) testified on behalf of accused communist Alger Hiss. D) were among the last victims of Joseph McCarthy's rampage. E) were never indicted despite ample evidence against them.