Which of the following statements isNOTgenerally true about court eunuchs?
a. they came from high-status families
b. they were castrated as youths
c. they were servants in the emperor's harem
d. they were advisors to emperors
a
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Britain abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the year __________ and tried to enforce that abolition on other nations through a naval patrol off the African coast
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All of the following were results of European colonialism in Africa except
A. the spread of Islam. B. a native wage scale that was inferior to that of the Europeans. C. the restriction of Africans to unskilled or semi-skilled jobs. D. little opportunity for the native population to obtain professional or managerial positions. E. a mixed heritage of imperialism.
Before 1846, ______ was shared by Britain and the United States. Americans wanted all of this state, and President Polk's stance on this issue helped win him the presidency.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Between 1620 and 1680, as the population of settlers in New England went to over 50,000, what happened to the Native American population?
A. It remained static. The Native American population did not remain static between 1620 and 1680. B. It decreased by about 33 percent. The Native American population did not decrease by 33 percent between 1620 and 1680. C. It decreased by about 65 percent. The Native American population did not decrease by 65 percent between 1620 and 1680. D. It decreased by 80 percent. In New England, only 15,000 to 16,000 native people remained by 1670, a loss of about 80 percent over fifty years