When the Portuguese conquered Brazil, the indigenous population was estimated to be nearly _________inhabitants.
a. 1 million
b. 5 million
c. 500,000
d. 10 million
b. 5 million
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How did the Great Depression affect women differently from other subsets of the population?
A. The Depression had almost no discernible effect on unmarried women. B. Many jobs that once had been done by men were done by women. C. The employment rate for women was higher during the Depression. D. Women's jobs were not viewed as essential, therefore many were laid off after the crash
Heraclius used all of the following ways to fortify his borders except
a. He confiscated church furnishings to pay his military. b. He overhauled the tax system to increase revenues. c. He bribed the Avars to ceasefire in order to push back the Persians. d. He charged a fee to see the relic of the True Cross. e. He inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Persians.
Free blacks in the South faced each of the following limitations EXCEPT ________
A) being prohibited from transacting business B) being required to carry documentation of their free status at all times C) being forced to register or have a white guardian who was responsible for their actions D) having their meetings or organizations blocked by the authorities E) having to get official permission to move from one county to another
In the 1920s, agricultural interests in California and Texas lobbied to __________
A) repeal the Johnson-Reid Act B) build a wall along the border with Mexico C) expand immigration from China and Japan D) keep the United States open to Mexican immigrants