After staying three months on the first Bahaman island he found, Christopher Columbus returned to Iberia with ________ and a small quantity of gold.
a. Medicinal plants to cure malaria.
b. Syphilis.
c. Seven captured Caribbean islanders.
d. A potato.
c. Seven captured Caribbean islanders.
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The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that
a. colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there. b. the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights. c. each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire. d. each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons. e. representation was not necessary for a government to tax.
Which legislation set up land-selling offices in the West, made parcels of land smaller, and allowed payments over time, thus making land more affordable to settlers?
A) The Homestead Act of 1862 B) Northwest Ordinance Act of 1787 C) Land Act of 1785 D) Land Act of 1800 E) Land Ordinance of 1804
In his fourth century B.C.E. voyages, Pytheas set sail for Britain on a boat owned by what European people?
a. Carthaginians b. Celts c. Etruscans d. Greeks e. Romans
Martin Luther King, Jr. was concerned that nonviolence required __________
a) persistence, dedication, and the ability to mobilize masses of people b) political connections to manage challenges from local leaders c) massive financial support d) international cooperation with the antiimperialist movement