West African chieftains and kings tried to end the slave trade, but their technology was no match for that of Europeans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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German unification was completed as a result of the:
A. Crimean War. B. Napoleonic Wars. C. Seven Weeks' War. D. Franco-Prussian War. E. Russo-Japanese War.
After Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
a. the English clergy forced him to take her back. b. Pope Clement VII reinstated the marriage. c. Charles V attacked England. d. Parliament finalized England's religious break with Rome by passing the Act of Supremacy, making Henry the head of the Anglican Church. e. English monasteries remained intact, in spite of their defiance of Cranmer's actions.
As a result of its alliance with the American colonies, France experienced
A) great commercial prosperity from the American trade. B) increased prestige and influence in North America. C) neither benefits nor disadvantages from its intervention. D) a financial crisis and the spread of revolutionary ideas. E) a reversal in the belief of the practical application of the Enlightenment.
Which New World commodity was of the greatest value to the Portuguese monarchy in the early phases of the settlement of Brazil?
a. Potato b. Tomato c. Silver d. Sugar e. Quinine