Which Latin American state gained independence as a monarchy?
A) Brazil
B) Haiti
C) Mexico
D) Peru
E) Venezuela
Answer: A) Brazil
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a) Marseille was the only French port licensed to trade directly with North Africa and the Levant. b) Marseille was located in the hot, humid south, a natural breeding ground for infection. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light. c) As a port, Marseille had a greater rat population than most French cities. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light. d) The people of Marseille had little use for basic urban hygiene measures, which put them at risk. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light.
In 1662 Virginia passed a law making __________
A) it illegal to enslave an Indian B) it illegal to enslave a Christian C) slavery a hereditary condition D) slavery illegal
The "grandfather clauses" added to state constitutions in the late nineteenth century were specifically designed to
A) unite southern poor whites and blacks on the basis of common class interests. B) deny African Americans the right to vote. C) help defeat Populist Party candidates in the South. D) protect southern blacks from white violence.
The Farmers' Alliance was originally formed to
a. drive up farm prices by reducing crop production. b. advance agriculturally useful education in state land-grant colleges. c. join poor black and white farmers in a political alliance to advance their similar economic interests. d. undermine eastern bankers by providing low-cost loans to farmers. e. break the economic grip of the railroads through farmers' cooperatives.