On the plantations of the Caribbean and Brazil, slaves
A) thrived because climate and diet were similar to that of Africa.
B) suffered heavy losses due to tropical diseases and brutal conditions.
C) quickly intermarried with the indigenous populations.
D) formed families and re-created kinship ties similar to those in Africa.
E) None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B) suffered heavy losses due to tropical diseases and brutal conditions.
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granting them free access to peasants. b. Prohibited samurai from depending too much on swordsmanship by requiring that they also practice with pistols and rifles. c. Gave up firearms, ordering that they be seized and destroyed except for a few museum relics. d. Prohibited the samurai from attacking merchants or peasant farmers in order to keep the tax base high.
Which of the following is a true statement about Thomas Jefferson?
A) He was the first president of the United States. B) He wanted an assertive government that encouraged economic investment. C) He feared that Hamilton's plan would create a class of wage workers. D) He proposed a series of creative and far-sighted economic measures. E) He was the first postmaster general, in charge of mail delivery.
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A. Denmark. B. Sweden. C. Austria. D. Russia. E. China.