The ineffectiveness of much Spanish colonial law reflected the
A) problems created by the colonies' great distance from Spain.
B) dilemma of royal officials who had to enforce laws opposed by powerful colonial elites.
C) systematic bribery of royal officials by colonial elites.
D) pressure on the Council of the Indies by procuradores, representatives of colonial elites.
B
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The Highlander Folk School trained students in
A) ?vocational trades. B) civil disobedience.? C) ?the knowledge necessary to gain admission into a university. D) ?canvassing and petitioning for civil rights issues. E) ?self-defense.
What was the first metal used for making tools?
a. Iron b. Copper c. Tin d. Bronze e. Steel
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for which of the following?
a. building the Panama Canal b. his peace efforts in Venezuela. c. negotiating between Russia and Japan to end their war. d. endorsing the Platt Amendment. e. his Corollary.
Which of the following was not a factor in provoking World War I?
a. Nationalism b. Resentment over territorial losses in the imperial competition among European states c. Advances in military technology d. Political alliances frayed by interfamilial marriage e. The decline of the Ottoman Empire