Where was Portuguese trading focused in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
A) the Pacific Ocean
B) the Mediterranean Sea
C) the Indian Ocean
D) the Atlantic Ocean
Answer: C
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By the 1840s, westward expansion was well under way in the United States, and many spoke of a "manifest destiny" to occupy all of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following best describes the rationale for revolution expressed by Jefferson in opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
a. Reconciliation was hopeless since Britain and the colonies were already at war b. The colonies needed to declare their independence from Britain in order to enjoy greater economic prosperity c. The British government had failed to protect the natural rights of the colonists and thus needed to be replaced d. Republicanism was superior to monarchy and the establishment of a republican system in America first required independence from Britain e. Independence was required because the British had failed to grant American colonists representation in Parliament
Barack Obama’s father was originally from what African nation?
A) Uganda B) Sierra Leone C) Kenya D) Sudan
Explain how sugar and tobacco played similar roles in Virginia and in the Caribbean colonies.
What will be an ideal response?