The colony of São Tomé represented
A. a haven for Jewish settlers.
B. one of the few settlements in which Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together.
C. Portugal's most lucrative trading outpost.
D. the real beginning of large-scale African slavery.
Answer: D
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Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition?
A) A high mortality rate will continue in Western nations. B) When parents stop viewing children as an economic necessity. C) When parents continue to have more children because of a need for social security in old age. D) The non-Western world began industrialization and rural laborers migrated to the cities. E) The non-Western world will experience an immigration influx due to land resources.
How many Punic Wars were there?
a. one b. five c. three d. two e. none
Under Stalin, peasants who refused to give up their land and work on collective farms were
a. Executed for treason b. Sent to Siberia c. Drafted into the army d. Ignored e. Forced to work in factories
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as
A. citizens. B. property. C. three-fifths of a free person. D. equivalent to children. E. non-taxable.