Why were colonial powers like the French, Spanish, and English constantly warring over their Caribbean possessions?
A) Wealthy aristocrats and officials from the colonial powers wanted to vacation or retire in the Caribbean.
B) The Caribbean islands had many ports that colonial powers needed for the fight against piracy.
C) The colonial powers fought to capture slaves from each other.
D) Most of the Caribbean islands had valuable gold and silver mines.
E) The enormous wealth of the sugar economy made these colonies especially valuable.
E
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The quote "kill or be killed" is attributed to:
A) Denmark Vesey. B) Nat Turner. C) Frederick Douglass. D) David Walker.
How did Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa ("the Prophet") act to defend Native peoples from the encroachment of white pioneers crossing the Appalachians?
a. They built a broad-based alliance of tribes with the British and began arming for war with the United States. b. They sought an alliance with Napoleon to frighten the Americans. c. They offered to sell Indian lands to any nation in Europe that wished to buy them. d. They blocked trade on the Mississippi to force American concessions. e. They organized a far-flung confederacy of all tribes east of the Mississippi to promote unity and cultural renewal.
________ occurs when men tend to hold positions that have higher status and better pay than the jobs women hold within an organization or occupation.
A. Vertical occupational segregation B. Age stratification C. Horizontal occupational segregation D. Class stratification
evolution
What will be an ideal response?