Low-country plantations focused on the cultivation of __________
A) tobacco
B) rice
C) cotton
D) wheat
Answer: B
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The equites
A) were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late Republic. B) were a new military order created by Caesar. C) competed with the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. D) were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. E) were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.
What was one advantage of the Portuguese caravel?
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Which of the following is NOT an example of how the colonies were beginning to seize authority a year before the Declaration of Independence, during early 1775?
A. Provincial congresses were emerging as virtual revolutionary governments. B. The Association functioned effectively. C. Many colonial leaders increasingly issued explicit calls for full independence. D. Some citizens took the court system into their own hands.