In the sixteenth century, Muslim influence along the maritime rim of Asia declined because of Portuguese
a. superior naval power.
b. exploitation of indigenous rivalries.
c. use of terror against all who opposed their objectives.
d. All of these answers are correct.
d
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The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was __________
a. France b. Italy c. the Netherlands d. Portugal e. Spain
Southern whites who did not own slaves
A. were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood. B. were often dependent on the plantation economy. C. generally opposed the institution of slavery. D. found their fortunes deteriorating during the cotton boom. E. openly opposed the planter elite.
The United Negro Improvement Association was led by ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg successfully achieved what Union war goal?
A) to cut off the Confederate states west of the Mississippi B) to obtain stored-up cotton from Southern docks C) to seize the resource-rich Lower South D) to isolate South Carolina