The use of African slaves as agricultural laborers in Brazil was tied to __________ cultivation
A) rice
B) tobacco
C) sugar
D) indigo
C
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In the late nineteenth century, farmers
A) ?protested the railroads' practice of pooling. B) ?protested the railroads' practice of giving rebates to companies that shipped their goods exclusively through one railroad. C) ?protested the lower rates that larger companies got from railroads for hauling goods long distances. D) ?ultimately reached out to the national government to regulate the unfair treatment they received from railroad and train monopolies. E) ?All of these are correct.
Two years after Cromwell's death, a newly elected Parliament
A) engineered the Glorious Revolution. B) proclaimed a new republic. C) restored the monarchy under Charles II. D) declared Cromwell's son king. E) outlawed a constitutional monarchy for England.
How could architects increase the spaciousness and height of a building and reduce the thickness of the supporting walls?
A) Barrel-vaulted ceilings seemed to work for the Gothic architect. B) They could not decrease the weight of the roof, but strengthen the foundation pillars. C) The thickness of the brick was lessened in the areas between arches to accommodate the increased size. D) They could lighten the weight of the ceiling and incorporate the use of stone pillars with arching ribs to deflect the weight of the ceiling. E) None of these
What was the most important technological advance in production in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why?
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