Xia Qinggao dictated his life story after he was no longer a sailor; at the time he was living in the Portuguese settlement of
a. Shanghai.
b. Macao.
c. London.
d. Malacca.
e. Calcutta.
b
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Scientific study of the Iceman has shown that
A) human remains can provide information about an era without written records. B) people lived in Mesopotamia much earlier than historians had suspected. C) Bronze Age people lived simple lives with few possessions. D) the Alps formed a barrier that Bronze Age people could not cross. E) the inability to adapt to the environment greatly limited early human culture.
Deborah Sampson __________
A) pioneered nursing techniques for the Continental Army B) served in the enlisted ranks disguised as a man C) served alongside her husband in the artillery, carrying water and taking his place when he was wounded D) spied for the Americans, gaining valuable information from British officers
The battles of Trenton and Princeton in December 1776 were important because
A) the British were forced to open peace negotiations. B) the American army's morale was boosted after a series of defeats. C) American victories caused the British to shift the center of military operations to the southern states. D) France decided to become an open ally of the United States.
An area stretching through western Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi that was blessed with exceptionally fertile soil was called the _____ belt:
A) slave B) black C) gold D) fever